Factor Influencing Post Discharge Care of Hospitalized Children at Home Among Parents

Children are the future resources of the nation. Preservation of their lives will always be a priority. Today lifestyle, environmental and other factors makes the child sick for that they need special treatment. After hospitalization, they need post discharge care at home. The present study aimed to identify the factor influencing post discharge care of hospitalized children among parents. Descriptive exploratory research design was used in this study. Parents who brought their child for follow up in OPD were the samples. Semi structured questionnaires were used for collecting the data from 66 samples who were selected by purposive sampling technique. Result showed that parents faced difficulties in giving medication and in transportation. Parents were stressed and alteration in their routine work during child care. Researcher concluded that maximum participants got information about the care to be given at home from the hospital itself, but still parents got difficulty in giving care at home after discharge. Priyanka Thakur | Dipti Y Sorte | Sanjenbam Emon Chanu "Factor Influencing Post Discharge Care of Hospitalized Children at Home Among Parents" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-6 , October 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd18848.pdf