In this study, the authors investigated the efficacy of the Youth-Nominated Support Team-Version 1 (YST-1), a psychoeducational social network intervention, with 289 suicidal, psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents (197 girls, 92 boys). Adolescents were randomly assigned to treatment-as-usual plus YST-1 or treatment-as-usual only. Assessments were completed pre- and postintervention (6 months...

conclusions the results showed that the level of respect for informational privacy was relatively acceptable. however, the level of respect for physical privacy was poor. therefore, it is essential to provide appropriate training on the issue of children’s privacy, especially physical privacy (e.g., using separate rooms and ensuring that medical staff knock before entering a room), and to ensur...

Introduction: A preschool-age child considers hospitalization to be a scary experience; when young is hospitalized, usually, he will not allowed move much and have rest treatment in the hospital called hospitalization. Method: Qualitative research using case studies form of reports. Results: After being given coloring play therapy, client's results are no longer tense, lethargic, agitated, she ...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a major public health problem in a developing country like India. Keeping this in mind a study was carried out to find the proportion of under-five children suffering from malnutrition among the under-five hospitalized children and to study co-morbid illnesses and epidemiological factors associated with malnutrition. METHODS This was a hospital-based cross sectional...

The strains of Pseudomonas isolated from nosocomial infections are, in most cases, resistant to antibiotics. present work was carried out order determine the antibiotic resistance aeruginosa various pus and urine samples patients hospitalized gyneco-obstetrics pediatrics departments University Hospital Mother Child […]

There is a robust body of research regarding outcomes following pediatric acquired brain injury (ABI). However, these studies generally explore medium-term outcomes (i.e., 3 to 12months postinjury), whereas functioning during acute stages following ABI is poorly understood. In particular, there is limited knowledge regarding caregiver functioning during a child’s hospitalization immediately aft...

The study was undertaken at a play therapy unit in a Swedish hospital. The purpose was directed toward investigating what takes place during play therapy when children were given the opportunity to use expressive arts such as clay, paint, and/or textile, and the meaning children input into their art objects. The study describes an approach to working with hospitalized children when they visited...

The objective of this study was to understand the vulnerability experienced by the family of children hospitalized in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The Symbolic Interactionism and the Concept of Family Vulnerability were the frameworks used to understand this experience. Qualitative Content Analysis was used. Data was collected through interviews and observation with 11 families of ch...