A child’s admission to hospital: a qualitative study examining the experiences of parents
Intensive Care MedicinePublished 14 July 2005
A. Diaz-Caneja, Julia Gledhill, Tim Weaver, Simon Nadel, Elena Garralda
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Comparing the experiences of parents and children during inpatient admission to either a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) or a general paediatric ward (GPW) with a specific focus on identifying factors which may influence psychological outcome is compared.
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Admission to hospital is stressful for parents particularly if the child is admitted to PICU. Hospital staff should enhance communication with parents and maximise opportunities for parental participation in the child's treatment. Such interventions may reduce parents' experience of stress during the admission and have the potential to improve psychological outcome.
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