title: A study of the needs of parents of hospitalized 2- to 6-year-old children.
abstract: The present study uses a qualitative approach to explore and identify areas of needs among parents of 2- to 6-year-old children who are hospitalized. An extensive literature review and informal in-depth interviews with five parents and six pediatric health care professionals were analyzed by content to develop a representative list of statements about needs. Six groups of needs were recognized: (a) the need to be able to trust doctors and nurses, (b) the need for information, (c) needs related to other family members, (d) a need to feel that they are trusted, (e) needs related to human and physical resources, and (e) the need for support and guidance. A congruency is found between statements about needs of parents of hospitalized 2- to 6-year-olds in the literature on the one hand and the needs of parents expressed by parents themselves and pediatric health care professionals on the other hand.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kristjánsdóttir
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires