Resident parents and shorter hospital stay.
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 64 (2) , 274-276
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.64.2.274
Abstract
A total of 586 admissions for 12 medical conditions were reviewed. The stay of children accompanied by a resident parent was 31% shorter than those whose parents were not resident. Resident parents benefit the emotional well being of the child and increase hospital efficiency; accommodation for parents should therefore be an integral part of a unit admitting children.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: