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The Impact of Integrated Nursing Interventions on Rehabilitation Outcomes for Children With Severe Pneumonia in the

Huifen Zhang1, Tengfei Zhao1, Lihong Hu2

  • 1Vaccination Department, Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.

Nursing in Critical Care
|April 20, 2026
PubMed

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Integrated nursing care significantly improves recovery for children with severe pneumonia in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). This approach reduces hospital stays and speeds up symptom resolution, enhancing patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Nursing science
  • Respiratory medicine

Background:

  • Severe pneumonia is a leading cause of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions.
  • Integrated nursing care, combining family-centered, psychosocial, and routine interventions, is explored for its benefits.
  • This care strategy may enhance recovery by reducing fever, cough, and hospital stay, while improving lung function and quality of life.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of integrated nursing interventions for improving rehabilitation outcomes in pediatric severe pneumonia patients admitted to PICUs.
  • Assessing the impact of interdisciplinary collaboration and family-centered care within integrated nursing interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature searches of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science.
  • Meta-analysis of six studies involving pediatric patients with severe pneumonia.
  • Evaluation based on predetermined inclusion criteria, focusing on clinical outcomes and symptom resolution.

Main Results:

  • Integrated nursing care significantly improved clinical outcomes and expedited symptom resolution (p < 0.001).
  • Meta-analysis revealed a pooled mean difference of -1.764 (95% CI: -2.126 to -1.402).
  • Compared to standard care, integrated nursing interventions considerably reduced hospital stays, cough relief times, and fever duration.

Conclusions:

  • Integrated nursing care demonstrably improves recovery for pediatric severe pneumonia patients in PICUs.
  • Further research is essential to standardize nursing intervention protocols and optimize implementation across diverse healthcare settings.
  • Structured nursing interventions, interdisciplinary teamwork, and family-centered care are crucial for effective management and improved patient outcomes.
Abstract

Keywords:
meta‐analysisnursing interventionspaediatric intensive care unitpaediatric severe pneumoniarehabilitation outcomes

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