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[Compassionate care in a paediatric follow-up and rehabilitation unit]
Aurélie Di-Stefano1, Zoé Ruel1, Mélodie Vidalo1
1Hôpital d'Enfants Margency, 18 rue Roger-Salengro, 95580 Margency, France.
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Compassionate care, a proactive approach to hospitalized children
Area of Science:
- Pediatric healthcare
- Child wellbeing
- Hospital administration
Background:
- Compassionate care is vital for hospitalized children.
- It requires a proactive strategy.
- Integration into hospital policy is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define compassionate care in pediatric settings.
- To explore its implementation in daily practice.
- To emphasize its role in hospital charters.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of compassionate care principles.
- Review of hospital charter components.
- Observation of multidisciplinary team practices in a pediatric unit.
Main Results:
- Compassionate care is actively demonstrated through proactive measures.
- It is a fundamental aspect of hospital policy.
- Multidisciplinary teams implement it daily in pediatric follow-up and rehabilitation.
Conclusions:
- Compassionate care is integral to pediatric healthcare.
- Proactive implementation ensures child wellbeing.
- It should be a core tenet of hospital charters and daily practices.
Abstract:
Compassionate care is a concept which is conveyed through a pro-active approach to ensuring the wellbeing of hospitalised children. It must be inscribed in the hospital's charter. In a paediatric follow-up care and rehabilitation unit, it is implemented in the daily practice of the multi-disciplinary team.
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