Readiness for Discharge in Parents of Hospitalized Children

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 282-295

  Weiss, Marianne ^a,b   Johnson, Norah Louise ^a,b   Malin, Shelly ^a,b   Jerofke, Teresa ^a,b   Lang, Cecilia ^a,b   Sherburne, Eileen ^a,b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge readiness; Discharge teaching; Discharge transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 47149099353     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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