Parents' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of parental readiness for resuscitation in Iranian paediatric hospitals: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine parents' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of parental readiness for resuscitation of their child in a paediatric hospital.

Design

This exploratory descriptive qualitative study used content analysis. Participants shared their experiences and perceptions about parental readiness for cardiopulmonary resuscitation through semi-structured and in-depth interviews. MAXQDA 2020 software was also used for data analysis.

Setting

The setting was two large teaching paediatric hospitals in Iran (Este Azerbaijan and Mashhad).

Participants

Participants were 10 parents and 13 paediatric healthcare professionals (8 nurses and 5 physicians). Selection criteria were: (a) parents who experienced their child's

SUBMITTER: Ghavi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9131064 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature