BACKGROUND Cardiac catheterization is substantially underused among higher-risk patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with appropriate indications but overused among patients with inappropriate indications. We sought to determine the importance of anticipated benefit and anticipated harm on the use of cardiac catheterization among older patients with AMI. METHODS AND RESULTS We perf...

OBJECTIVE Hospitalization of a child can cause severe anxiety and stress in the parents, especially for the mother. This stress consequently affects the treatment course of the child. Hereby, we investigate the impact of different stressors in mothers of hospitalized children. MATERIALS & METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 225 mothers of hospitalized children in the pediatric ward of Besa...

This study examined relationships among maltreatment experience, therapeutic alliance formation, and treatment outcome in a sample of 38 psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. It was hypothesized that the experience of maltreatment would interfere with alliance formation, thereby compromising the effectiveness of therapy. Results indicated that maltreatment, multiplicity of maltreatment, and...

This study investigated characteristics and trends of hospitalized abuse-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) treated at a large pediatric medical center in Wuhan, China during the past 10 years. De-identified hospital discharge data for patients 0–4 years old hospitalized at the Wuhan Medical Care Center for Women and Children were analyzed, and ICD-10 codes were used to identify cases of TB...

I take the honour which is being bestowed on me today as another welcome sign that the estrangement between pediatrics and child psychology is nearing its end and the partners on either side are contemplating a serious engagement, if not the propect of future marriage with each other. There are many other indications which point in the same direction. I only need to mention the fact that there ...

a field study that measured the fulfillment of physical and psychological needs of mothers staying with their hospitalized child was conducted in ooromieh hospitals during 1993.   a total of 100 mothers whose children were hospitalized took part in this study. the tool was close-ended questionnaire prepared in two parts.   1 the first part focused on demographic data and the second part questio...

Child-life therapy programs and pet-therapy programs are often used in pediatric hospital settings to provide emotional support and diversion; however there is little research about their efficacy. How play and pet therapy affect children was examined in this study of 70 hospitalized children. Self-reported mood, displayed affect, amount of touch, heart rate, blood pressure, and salivary cortis...

The current study conducted in Pakistan aimed to test if parental stimulation practices modify the effect of general child health status on early developmental risks hospitalized children. Devel...