OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to describe the experience of Latino parents of hospitalized children during family-centered rounds (FCRs). BACKGROUND Family-centered rounds provide a mechanism to exchange information and facilitate shared decision making. Latino parents may have a suboptimal experience during FCRs. Understanding this experience helps nurse leaders improve patient satisfac...

This study investigates the experiences of lesbian and gay parents seeking health care for their children within the Australian medical system. Previously unavailable demographic data was collected on lesbian and gay families, and qualitative information was sought from parents about positive or problematic health care experiences related to sexual orientation and family constellation. Ninety-t...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of the current study is to review the clinical features, surgery outcomes and parental satisfaction of children with destructive encephalopathy who underwent epilepsy surgery due to medically intractable seizures. METHODS 48 patients who underwent epilepsy surgery from October 2003 to August 2011 at Severance Children's Hospital have been reviewed. The survey wa...

BACKGROUND Polydactyly is the most common congenital hand deformity. There is currently no consensus among pediatricians or hand surgeons regarding optimal management of ulnar (post-axial) type B polydactyly leading to uncertainty in initial treatment decisions for infants with this type of deformity. METHODS Parents of newborns with type B ulnar polydactyly were enrolled in a prospective, no...

OBJECTIVE To document interactions during the antenatal consultation between parents and neonatologist that parents linked to their satisfaction with their participation in shared decision making for their infant at risk of being born at the limit of viability. METHODS This multiple-case ethnomethodological qualitative research study, included mothers admitted for a threatened premature deliv...

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare access to and satisfaction with school and community health resources among families with a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and families of other children with special health care needs (CSHCN). METHODS Parents of 40,256 children aged 0 to 17 were surveyed by the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs. Autism wa...

Frequent and sensitive communication from neonatal staff is important to alleviate parental stress and to ensure that parents understand their baby's condition and progress. It also consequently empowers and involves parents in their baby's care. A lack of regular and informative communication from neonatal staff is a common reason for parental complaint. We sought to assess whether the impleme...

While psychopathology in general is linked to poorer marital and parental satisfaction, there is a paucity of data regarding these interactions in parents with Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The current study addresses this issue among a civilian population. Two hundred trauma-exposed parents, mean age of 37.2, 62% mothers, were assessed using self-report questionnaires, for background v...

Purpose: Satisfaction is the result of a process; to assess satisfaction, the care recipients’ experiences of the services received should be understood and efforts should be made to understand how these experiences have formed that satisfaction.The purpose was to understand the processes of satisfaction with nursing care in parents of hospitalized children.Methods: The present grounded theory ...

the purpose of this study was development and assessment of the effectiveness of the de– stress training program. on the mothers stress and marital satisfaction of parents with deaf children experimental study design with follow- up. 20 mothers were chosen and assigned to two experimental and control  groups trained to de-stress training program in 15 session .all mothers completed parental str...