Children's response to hospitalization at the University Hospital of the West Indies
West Indian med. j
; 49(1): 47-51, Mar. 2000. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-291888
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ABSTRACT
The results of this study indicated that patients aged 3-13 years who had a history of previous hospitalization appeared to be significantly more distressed than patients without such previous history (p<0.05). Previously hospitalized children were more uncooperative and displayed anxious, immature behaviour patterns. Children who were hospitalized for more than a month were also interviewed about their concerns and response to hospitalization. The study highlighted the need for hospitalized children to be better prepared for hospitalization, to have greater parental involvement in the management of their behaviour and to have efficiently run programmes geared at addressing their educational and emotional needs.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Child, Hospitalized
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
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English Caribbean
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Jamaica
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article