Medication reconciliation in pediatrics: a validation of instruments to prevent medication errors.

Objectives: to develop and validate the content of two instruments for promoting medication reconciliation for the transition of care of hospitalized children.

Methods: methodological study, conducted in five stages: scope review for conceptual structure; elaboration of the initial version; content validation with five specialists using the Delphi technique; reassessment; and construction of the final version of the instruments. A content validity index of at least 0.

The complexity of having a child with a congenital heart defect in a developing country: A qualitative study of parental needs.

Purpose: To explore parental needs related to their experiences of living with a child with congenital heart defect (CHD) since the diagnosis.

Design And Methods: An interpretative qualitative study developed with nine parents of children between the ages of five months and 11 years diagnosed with CHD. Interviews were conducted at an ambulatory pediatric cardiology centre.