Readiness for discharge in parents of hospitalized children. J Pediatr Nurs 2008 Aug;23(4):282-95
Date
07/22/2008Pubmed ID
18638672DOI
10.1016/j.pedn.2007.10.005Scopus ID
2-s2.0-47149099353 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 117 CitationsAbstract
Parental preparation for a child's discharge from the hospital sets the stage for successful transitioning to care and recovery at home. In this study of 135 parents of hospitalized children, the quality of discharge teaching, particularly the nurses' skills in "delivery" of parent teaching, was associated with increased parental readiness for discharge, which was associated with less coping difficulty during the first 3 weeks postdischarge. Parental coping difficulty was predictive of greater utilization of posthospitalization health services. These results validate the role of the skilled nurse as a teacher in promoting positive outcomes at discharge and beyond the hospitalization.
Author List
Weiss M, Johnson NL, Malin S, Jerofke T, Lang C, Sherburne EAuthor
Norah Johnson PhD Assistant Professor in the College ofnursing department at Marquette UniversityMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Adaptation, PsychologicalAdolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Hospitalized
Child, Preschool
Continuity of Patient Care
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Multivariate Analysis
Nursing Assessment
Parents
Patient Discharge
Predictive Value of Tests
Regression Analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
