Purpose
This study was conducted to design services for improving the quality of care of hospitalized children with acute diseases.
Methods
The service design process had four phases: discovery, definition, development, and delivery. The participants were 23 mothers of hospitalized children with an acute disease, and seven nurses and three doctors working at a pediatric hospital. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and observations. The data were analyzed using content analysis and descriptive statistics.
Results
The participants reported needs for explanations about the treatment, skillful nursing, and environmental improvements. The concept of the services was familiarity and enjoyment, aimed at solving the problems of unfamiliarity and boredom. A six-guideline was presented for improving the quality of care of hospitalized children with acute diseases: improvement of awareness, development of educational materials, improvement of skills, environmental improvements, play activities, and evaluations of user satisfaction.
Conclusion
These findings indicate that nursing services should deliver familiarity and enjoyment to hospitalized children and their families. The findings of this study emphasize that the service design methodology can be used to improve the quality of care of hospitalized children with acute diseases.

Citations

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  Hye Jin Kim, Hyun Young Koo
  Child Health Nursing Research.2026; 32(1): 39.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
Effects of information on management practices for children suffering from respiratory communicable diseases and their parents were investigated. METHODS: The experimental group consisted of 30 children who were in-patients suffering from a respiratory communicable disease and their parents. During their hospitalization, for 30 min each day, the children and their parents received education that included information about disease management including symptoms, prevention and environmental hygiene. The information was developed using illustrations and photoshop. The control group consisted of 30 children who were in-patients and their parents. They received the usual nursing care without any of the above education. The instruments used in this study were the bibliographies of respiratory disease management. chi2 test, independent t-test, and Mann-Whitney U test with SPSS 11.5 were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Significant differences between the experimental and control groups were found for management of symptoms (Z=4.350, p<.001) and environmental hygiene (Z=4.033, p=.000), but not for prevention (Z=4.033, p=.149). CONCLUSION: The results indicate that providing information was effective for management practice of symptoms and environmental hygiene, but not for prevention management for the children and their parents. Therefore programs should be developed to promote prevention management.

Citations

• Factors influencing the caregiving performance of mothers of hospitalized toddlers with acute respiratory diseases: A path analysis
  Han Hye-Yul, Kim Shin-Jeong, Ellis Kevin Wayne, Kang Kyung-Ah
  Journal of Child Health Care.2018; 22(4): 591.     CrossRef
• Knowledge and Practice Level of Infection Management for Child Guardians with Respiratory Infections after H1N1 Diffusion (2009)
  Mi Kyung Park, Young Sook Ko, Kyung Im Park
  Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.2011; 17(1): 1.     CrossRef