Journal
JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH CARE
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 293-304Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1367493512443905
Keywords
Children's wishes; hospitalization; participatory techniques; communication interactions
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- Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Ireland
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It is increasingly accepted that children have the right to have their views taken into consideration by healthcare providers. Children's opinions and experiences of hospitalisation are essential for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of health services provision. In this paper we report on children's views and wishes about hospital and healthcare professionals. The children held both positive and negative views of hospital and healthcare professionals. Dissatisfaction was caused by insufficient information, lack of involvement, and inadequate play facilities. Their wishes were mainly concerned with the need for more information and more involvement in communication interactions with doctors and nurses. They wished to express their opinions, ask questions and receive information about care and procedures. They recommended that healthcare professionals make a better effort to listen and to take account of their views.
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