Parents' and staff's perceptions of parental needs during a child's admission to hospital: An English perspective

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-33

  Shields, Linda ^a,b   Hunter, Judith ^c   Hall, Jean ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communicaton; Health professionals; Satisfaction; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING STAFF; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PARENTS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 2342522094     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493504041851     Document Type: Article

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