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ABSTRACT
Children are the future resources of the nation. transition in responsibility from inpatient team to the
Preservation of their lives will always be a priority. patient and family. Parents and guardians of
Today lifestyle, environmental and other factors hospitalized children understand the discharge plan to
makes the child sick for that they need special effective care for their child at home.2
treatment. After hospitalization, they need post
discharge care at home. The present study aimed to The home care is totally delivered by any member
identify the factor influencing post discharge care of either parents or anybody else in the family. The most
hospitalized children among parents. Descriptive of care taker are sometimes will not have either
exploratory research design was used in this study. adequate information or never experienced for such a
Parents who brought their child for follow up in OPD care which sometime it hampers the true care required
re
were the samples. Semi structured questionnaires for child. For children health protection, health
were used for collecting the data ata from 66 samples promotion and health maintenance is a high priority to
who were selected by purposive sampling technique. prevent further complications.
Result showed that parents faced difficulties in giving
medication and in transportation. Parents were Discharge sick child from hospital is a routine. But
stressed and alteration in their routine work during transition from ward to home can be little hectic
child care. Researcher concluded ded that maximum phenomena for parents and child. Post discharge care
participants got information about the care to be given is a period offer an assistance to help and regain the
at home from the hospital itself, but still parents got fitness and function. Post discharge care targeted at
difficulty in giving care at home after discharge. their specific needs, it include support with mobility,
using the toilet and bathing. If during discharge
discha
Keyword: Factors influencing, Post discharge care, parents miss understand the instructions and advices
children, parents that are given by physician. Difficulty in obtaining
new prescription and also get other problem that
INTRODUCTION interfere with child health outcome.3
Children are the future resources of the nation.
Protecting their lives is always priority. Child health Parents provide special health care need to child with
care includes birth to adolescence is crucial for health
lth care providers. Health care providers firstly
parents as well as health care workers. Most of the place needs of the child, their family and provide
children experience episodes of illness in their life. training to parents of children and to assume more
Visit of child to inpatient or outpatient department is a responsibility in their child’s care.4 Child and
common issue of child’s life.1 individual family members have different experiences
and the role of family is to promote successful result.5
The hospitalization and prolonged treatment are a
hectic process for both child and parents. After In preparing for hospital discharge , to provide
completing their hospitalization, they get ddischarge education regarding care required at home , it include
from hospital. Hospital discharge is important medication and proper administration, monitoring for