Preparation of children for elective surgery and hospitalisation: A parental perspective.

ABSTRACT: Parents play a central role in the preparation of their child for hospitalisation and surgery. This research examined the parental perspective on educating their child for an elective admission to hospital for surgery. The study employed a qualitative descriptive design and sampled eight parents from a private hospital in Dublin, Ireland, prior to their child's discharge, after ear, nose and throat surgery. A thematic analysis revealed four themes: how parents educate themselves about surgery and hospital, factors influencing parent's decisions on the quantity of information to share, sources of education about hospitalisation and aspects of hospitalisation not discussed by parents. Findings indicated that although the internet was used as a general source of information, parents relied mo

SUBMITTER: Kennedy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9667069 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature