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The Transition From Hospital To Home In Parents Of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Stacee M. Lerret
The Transition From Hospital To Home In Parents Of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Stacee M. Lerret
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Readiness for hospital discharge is an under-investigated topic in pediatric solid organ transplant. The immediate post-operative period and first few weeks after transplant are a critical time period where patients are at high risk for transplant-related complications.
A correlation design framed by Meleis' Transitions Theory were used to determine; (1) the influences of discharge teaching and care coordination on parent readiness for hospital discharge among parents of children who have experienced solid organ transplantation; and (2) the relationship of parent readiness for hospital discharge with coping, adherence difficulty, utilization of healthcare resources, and family impact in the first three weeks …