hospitalization of child is one of the most stressful events of life for parents and children. this fear and stress may affect the process of treatment. since there is no information available about the source of distress and needs of iranian parents during the inpatient care of their children, we designed a research in order to discover the main source of worries and fears among parents. in th...

This study investigated whether clown intervention could reduce preoperative worries and the affective responses of children undergoing minor surgery. Parental anxiety was also tested. Child's age, previous hospitalization, and temperament were tested as predictors of the child's responses during this preoperative phase. Seventy children were assigned to one of two groups: children accompanied ...

BACKGROUND Bronchiolitis is a distressing respiratory condition and the most common cause of hospitalization during the first year of life. The hospitalization of an infant is a stressful event for parents and deserves careful consideration. The objective of this work was to develop and validate a self-administered instrument that comprehensively assesses the impact on parents of the hospitaliz...

BACKGROUND The objective of this work was to explore the impact on parents of the bronchiolitis hospitalization of their infant using the Impact of Bronchiolitis Hospitalization Questionnaire (IBHQ©). METHODS Four hundred sixty-three infants aged less than 1 year and hospitalized for bronchiolitis were included in a French observational study during the 2008-2009 season. Parents were asked to...

Although sleep complaints during pediatric hospitalization are common, few studies have examined different aspects of sleep or the impact of pediatric hospitalization on parent sleep. This study examined multiple aspects of sleep for 72 non-intensive care pediatric inpatients and 58 rooming-in parents who completed a self-report survey of sleep at home and in the hospital, and sleep disturbance...

This study examined the worries adults and their parents experience for one another. To date, relatively little research has considered the experience of worry in this relationship. A small number of studies, however, suggest worry is relatively common in this relationship (Boutain, 2001; Cicirelli, 1988; Parker, Call, Dunkle, & Vaitkus, 2002). Furthermore, worrying may be linked with mental an...

a b s tract b a c kground:   hospitalization and surgery are among of the most difficult experiences for the children and their parents have to face. many parents experience preoperative anxiety during the hospitalization of their children. o b j ec t i v e s : this study attempts to quantify pre operative anxiety in the parents of children admitted to hospital for elective surgery and to isola...