title: Transition from hospital to home following pediatric solid organ transplant: qualitative findings of parent experience.
abstract: Transplant providers are challenged to determine appropriate interventions for patients and families due to limited published research regarding the context of the post-discharge experience from the perspective of parents of transplanted children. The purpose of this study is to describe the parent perspective of the transition from hospital to home following their child's solid organ transplant. Within a mixed-methods design, 37 parents of pediatric heart, kidney, and liver transplant recipients from three pediatric hospitals responded to qualitative interview questions on the day of hospital discharge and three wk following hospital discharge. Insight to the discharge preparation process revealed necessary education components. Post-discharge themes were identified for coping, knowledge, and adherence. The parents' responses provide awareness as to specific stressors and concerns parents are faced with when their child is discharged from the hospital after solid organ transplant and opportunities for ways the transplant team can provide support.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Stacee M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lerret
authors.forename: Marianne E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stendahl
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neighbors
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amsden
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lokar
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voit
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menendez
authors.forename: Estella M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Alonso
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010351:Patient Discharge; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010372:Pediatrics; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: pediatric; qualitative; solid organ transplant