Publications by authors named "Elisabeth W Segers"
Article Synopsis
- Children can feel more afraid and stressed during medical procedures if they've had bad experiences before.
- It's important for doctors and nurses to help kids feel in control and trusted during these procedures.
- Professionals need support and training to balance the needs of kids, parents, and themselves while providing care in hospitals.
Article Synopsis
- Invasive medical procedures can make kids feel scared and in pain, so it's important to help them manage these feelings in a way that works best for them.
- A study talked to children and their parents about their experiences with these procedures to find out what they need to feel better.
- The main findings showed that kids and parents want doctors to give special attention to each child's feelings and coping methods to build trust and help them feel more in control during medical treatments.
Problem: Children undergoing medical procedures can experience pain and distress. While numerous interventions exist to mitigate pain and distress, the ability to individualize the intervention to suit the needs and preferences of individual children is emerging as an important aspect of providing family-centered care and shared decision making. To date, the approaches for supporting children to express their preferences have not been systematically identified and described.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To explore parents' experiences of parenting a child hospitalised with congenital heart disease (CHD) and undergoing surgery.
Methods: Five electronic databases were systematically searched for articles describing the experiences of parents with a child with a CHD. A thematic analysis approach was used to identify the most common themes.
Background: Insight into parental empowerment is important to understanding the impact of health care policy and to supporting and strengthening parents in the care of their child. The Family Empowerment Scale (FES) is a valid 24-item instrument that measures parental empowerment. It was originally developed for parents of children with emotional disabilities.
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