title: Socio-demographic correlates of parents' participation in care of a hospitalized child: A perspective from a developing country.
abstract: Studies on parents' participation in care of a hospitalized child are rare and have not sufficiently addressed the factors prompting parents' participation in their child's care. This study investigated the relative contributions and predictive value of parents' and children's demographics on parents' participation in care. A convenience sample of 294 parents participated from four major hospitals in a metropolitan area in Amman. Parents completed two sets of measures, a socio-demographic form and the Arabic version of the Index of Parent Participation/Hospitalized Child. A series of bivariate analyses were completed to investigate associations between socio-demographic variables and parents' participation in care. The multiple regression analysis identified four variables as the optimal set of predictors for parent participation in the care of a hospitalized child: hospital experience, type of illness, child's age and type of hospital. The importance of interpreting these findings in a cultural context is discussed.
authors: Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
authors: Raghd
authors: R
authors: Abdelkader
authors: Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan dnarabiat@yahoo.co.uk.
authors: Diana H
authors: DH
authors: Arabiat
authors: Faculty of Nursing, Princess Noura University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Sandra L
authors: SL
authors: Holmes
authors: Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Faculty of Nursing, Al-Farabi College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Ayman
authors: A
authors: Hamdan-Mansour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations
keywords: Family-centred care; health services research; nurse–family relationships; parenting support; patient participation