Physician and Parental Decision-Making Prior to Acute Medical Paediatric Admission.

ABSTRACT: The number of acute medical paediatric emergency admissions is rising. We undertook qualitative interviews with parents and clinicians to better understand what factors, other than the health status of the child, may influence decision making leading to emergency admission. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents; clinicians working in general practice, out-of-hours or the emergency department (referring clinicians); and doctors working in acute medical paediatrics (receiving clinicians). Ten parents, 7 referring clinicians and 10 receiving clinicians were interviewed. Parents described "erring on the side of caution" when seeking medical opinion and one mentioned anxiety. Among themes seen among referring clinicians, "erring on the side of caution" was also identified as wa

SUBMITTER: Barwise-Munro R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6165442 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature