Parents’ experiences of their child’s best interests during a hospital stay in Australia
(2024) In Journal of Child Health Care- Abstract
Determining the child’s best interests in a hospital setting will ideally involve the combined views of children, parents, and healthcare professionals. However, few studies have explored parents’ experiences of their child’s best interests when they engage with the healthcare system. Therefore, this study aimed to explore parents’ experiences of their child’s best interests during hospitalisation. A descriptive qualitative inductive design using face-to-face parent–child combined interviews, analysed by latent content analysis, was used. Sixteen parents recruited from a tertiary hospital in Western Australia were interviewed. Collaboration, development of trustworthy relationships, and effective communication were essential in shaping... (More)
Determining the child’s best interests in a hospital setting will ideally involve the combined views of children, parents, and healthcare professionals. However, few studies have explored parents’ experiences of their child’s best interests when they engage with the healthcare system. Therefore, this study aimed to explore parents’ experiences of their child’s best interests during hospitalisation. A descriptive qualitative inductive design using face-to-face parent–child combined interviews, analysed by latent content analysis, was used. Sixteen parents recruited from a tertiary hospital in Western Australia were interviewed. Collaboration, development of trustworthy relationships, and effective communication were essential in shaping parents’ experiences of their child’s best interests during hospitalisation.
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- author
- Quaye, Angela Afua LU ; Foster, Mandie ; Whitehead, Lisa and Hallström, Inger Kristensson LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- epub
- subject
- keywords
- child-centred care, Child’s best interest, hospitalised, parents
- in
- Journal of Child Health Care
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85189816772
- pmid:38569118
- ISSN
- 1367-4935
- DOI
- 10.1177/13674935241243101
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- a8d717ec-0d54-476b-8bda-20731967a237
- date added to LUP
- 2024-04-26 14:53:06
- date last changed
- 2024-07-05 20:34:49
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