Parental Preferences and Shared Decision-Making for the Management of Febrile Young Infants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To inform shared decision-making by identifying parental preferences for the management of their febrile young infant.

Methods

This was a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study using a cross-sectional questionnaire (May 2020-May 2022) followed by qualitative focus groups (September-December 2022) with parents of infants aged ≤60 days evaluated for fever at a tertiary pediatric hospital. Parental expectations, stressors, and desired level of decisional involvement were assessed using multiple-choice and 6-point-Likert scales. Questionnaire results informed the qualitative naturalistic inquiry into parents' decision-making experiences and preferences regarding the need for lumbar puncture (LP) and hospitalization.

Results

Among 432 parents (64.9% response)

SUBMITTER: Sylvestre P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11422194 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature