RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Resident parents and shorter hospital stay.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 274
OP 276
DO 10.1136/adc.64.2.274
VO 64
IS 2
A1 M R Taylor
A1 P O'Connor
YR 1989
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/64/2/274.abstract
AB 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.