title: Supporting the parents of children in day surgery.
abstract: Certainly, day surgery helps reduce health care costs, but what are the effects on the families of children undergoing surgical procedures and same-day discharge? Our research was aimed at identifying the family outcomes of day surgery, and making recommendations for change as appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lander
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Warnock
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology