The needs of parents of hospitalized children in Australia

被引:30
作者
Shields, Linda [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
Young, Jeanine [2 ,5 ,6 ]
McCann, Damhnat [7 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hull, Fac Hlth & Social Care, Kingston Upon Hull HU6 7RX, N Humberside, England
[2] Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[3] Northumbria Univ, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, Tyne & Wear, England
[4] Univ Orebro, Orebro, Sweden
[5] Queensland Univ Technol, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
[6] Royal Childrens Hosp, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[7] Univ Tasmania, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
nursing; parents; health needs instrument;
D O I
10.1177/1367493507085619
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
The aim of this study was to compare the perceptions of needs held by parents of hospitalized children with those held by the staff caring for them. Family-centred care is a central tenet of paediatrics and should encompass all aspects of the child and family's experience of hospitalization. Important to this are the needs of parents when their children are hospitalized. A widely used and validated tool was used with a convenience sample in paediatric facilities in a children's hospital in Australia. Some differences were found between parents and staff for scores for perceived importance of the 51 needs included in the questionnaire, and whether or not they were being met satisfactorily during children's hospital admission, although there were no consistent patterns. Parents declared themselves more independent than the staff perceived them to be. These findings facilitate improvements in communication between parents and staff and can be included in education programmes for both.
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页码:60 / 75
页数:16
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