Pottinger A M, Ehikhametalor O
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
West Indian Med J. 2000 Mar;49(1):47-51.
The results of this study indicated that patients aged 3-13 years who had a history of previous hospitalization appeared to be significantly more distressed than patients without such previous history (p < 0.05). Previously hospitalized children were more uncooperative and displayed anxious, immature behaviour patterns. Children who were hospitalized for more than a month were also interviewed about their concerns and response to hospitalization. The study highlighted the need for hospitalized children to be better prepared for hospitalization, to have greater parental involvement in the management of their behaviour and to have efficiently run programmes geared at addressing their educational and emotional needs.
本研究结果表明，有过住院史的3至13岁患者似乎比没有此类既往史的患者苦恼得多（p < 0.05）。曾住院的儿童更不合作，表现出焦虑、不成熟的行为模式。还对住院超过一个月的儿童就他们对住院的担忧和反应进行了访谈。该研究强调，住院儿童需要为住院做好更充分的准备，父母需要更多地参与管理他们的行为，并且需要有高效运行的项目来满足他们的教育和情感需求。
