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An observational study of the level at which parents participate in decisions during their child's hospitalization.

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

When a child is hospitalized, the parents find themselves in an unfamiliar environment and their parental role changes. They are in a stressful and often anxiety-filled situation and it may be difficult for them to participate in decisions. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which parents participate in decisions during the course of events when their child is hospitalized. Thirty-five parents of 24 children (aged 5 months to 18 years) were followed by mobile observation during their child's hospitalization in a paediatric department in Sweden. Three researchers analysed field notes in three steps, using manifest and latent coding. In step 1, 119 situations that included a decision process were identified. In step 2, the situations were assessed according to a five-level scale concerning how the parents' wishes, desires or values had been respected. In step 3, each situation was scrutinized with respect to factors influencing the extent of the parents' participation. The results showed that parents have varying ability to be involved in decision making. Professionals need to communicate more openly with them in order to identify and satisfy their needs because some parents are unwilling or incapable of expressing them.

Publiceringsår

2002

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

202-214

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Nursing Ethics

Volym

9

Issue

2

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

SAGE Publications

Ämne

  • Pediatrics

Nyckelord

  • Consumer Satisfaction
  • Sweden
  • Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Support
  • Professional-Family Relations
  • Patient Participation
  • Parents : psychology
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Human
  • Female
  • Decision Making
  • Family Health
  • Communication
  • Preschool
  • Child
  • Hospitalized
  • Adolescence

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Child and Family Health

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1477-0989