Barn och ungdomars upplevelser av att vara inneliggande på sjukhus

Sammanfattning: Background: Every year approximately 10 000 children and adolescents are given care at the hospital. The majority of children under the age of 18 are treated at special pediatric units. The aim and the primary goal with child care in Sweden is to promote the development and well- being of all children by identifying problems in its health, development and social environment, and addressing these problems to prevent ill health. Aim: The aim of the present literature study was to describe how children and adolescents experiences hospitalization and also to describe the articles choice of research groups. Mehtod: A literature study with a descriptive design. The present study is based on ten scientific articles that describe children's experiences of being in the hospital. The article searches were made via Cinahl and Medline via PubMed, where only english language was used as a restriction. The authors have reviewed the articles multiple times as well as reviewed and compared the articles' research groups. Main result: Children were found to have different experiences of being in a hospital. The majority of the children experienced hospitalization more positive when there were good communication, a good environment where there was an opportunity for activities, good relationships with healthcare staff and also space for relatives to attend. To get a better understanding of their illness or hospital stay, the children expressed that they wanted to participate in the care and they did not like when the healthcare staff spoke over their heads. The presence of family and close relatives made the children feel more confident, also good relationships with healthcare professionals made the children feel less lonely.Conclusion: Children's experiences are affected by several factors. Previous research shows that parents feel fear and concern about having their children hospitalized. It is important for the nurse and other healthcare professionals to know this in order to meet both children and their close relatives in a way that supports the whole family's experiences.