Resident parents during paediatric admissions.
During a 9-month study period, 20% of parents (usually mothers) of children admitted to an acute medical paediatric ward opted to live in the hospital. We compared 34 resident parents with 23 from within the visiting group; the children were group-matched for age and sex. Our findings suggest that a number of resident parents perceive their children as temperamentally vulnerable and that they are in special need of reassurance and explanation. Thought needs to be given to how the hospital can respond optimally to them.
D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D014789:Visitors to Patients