Caregivers' and nurses' perceptions of the Smart Discharges Program for children with sepsis in Uganda: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Sepsis arises when the body's response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. Among children hospitalized with suspected sepsis in low-income country settings, mortality rates following discharge are high, similar to mortality rates in hospital. The Smart Discharges Program uses a mobile health (mHealth) platform to identify children at high risk of post-discharge mortality to receive enhanced post-discharge care. This study sought to explore the perceptions and experiences of the caregivers and nurses of children enrolled into the Smart Discharges Program and the program's effect on post-discharge care. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study, which included in-person focus group discussions (FGDs) with 30 caregivers of pediatric patients enrolled in the Smart Discharge

SUBMITTER: Behan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11446420 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature