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[Modern approach to hospital care of children]
Zora Zakanj1, Josip Grgurić, Emil Paravina
1Klinika za djecje bolesti Zagreb, Klaićeva 16, 10 000 Zagreb.
Insights
Humanizing pediatric hospitalization involves shorter stays, prioritizing parental involvement, and reducing child distress. This approach ensures better care and well-being for hospitalized children worldwide.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Hospital Administration
- Child Psychology
Context:
- Children's hospitalization trends globally and in Croatia.
- Growing emphasis on humanizing the hospital experience for pediatric patients.
- Need for improved patient-centered care in pediatric settings.
Purpose:
- To outline contemporary strategies for humanizing pediatric hospitalization.
- To emphasize the importance of parental rights and involvement in care.
- To advocate for a multidisciplinary approach in pediatric healthcare.
Summary:
- Humanizing pediatric hospitalization focuses on reducing length of stay, ensuring parental cooperation in medical care, and minimizing physical and emotional pain.
- Implementation requires an interdisciplinary team approach involving all experts in the care of sick children and their families.
- This patient-centered model aims to improve the overall hospital experience for children.
Impact:
- Promotes a more compassionate and effective healthcare environment for children.
- Enhances the quality of care by integrating family-centered principles.
- Sets a benchmark for best practices in pediatric patient care and well-being.
Abstract:
The article presents children's hospitalization in the Republic of Croatia and in the world, with the accent on contemporary awareness and efforts in humanization of children's hospitalization. First of all, that means shorter children's hospitalization; pledge on the rights of parent's cooperation in medical care and all treatments; reduction of physical and emotional pain of the children, and also other different contents for children in hospital. Such approach to the children in hospital requires the interdisciplinary approach, with participation of all experts in sick children and their family care.