Priority 5 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are effective support strategies for parents, families and children and youth hospitalized on the general paediatric inpatient unit? (e.g. support groups, private rooms/sleeping arrangements, breastfeeding support, physical activity, making the ward more adolescent-friendly, screen time) (JLA PSP Priority 5)
Overall ranking 5
JLA question ID 0114/05
Explanatory note It can be a stressful experience for children and their families on the general paediatric inpatien unit, as such it is important to understand what strategies can help these children and families cope better
Evidence

do Lago, A. S. D., Zaffarani, C., Mendonça, J. F. B., Moran, C. A., Costa, D., & Gomes, E. L. D. F. D. (2020). Effects of physical exercise for children and adolescents undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy.
Rustler, V., Hagerty, M., Daeggelmann, J., Marjerrison, S., Bloch, W., & Baumann, F. T. (2017). Exercise interventions for patients with pediatric cancer during inpatient acute care: a systematic review of literature. Pediatric blood & cancer, 64(11), e26567.
Health Research Classification System category  Generic health relevance
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples Support strategies for parents with a child with a recent acquired disability ~ No where to sleep. ~ interested in more research about day/night cycles and the impact of disturbing these in inpatient settings. ~ Parent education/ comfort in caring for children is a huge area requiring more study ~ the impact of the parent-partner to reduce the length of hospitalization recommendations for discharge and rehospitalization in the following mont ~ How can we make hospitals a more adolescent-friendly place? ~ Teens admitted in hospital going through mental health problems in hospital they don't necessarily want to discuss with parents there. ~ What is their satisfaction
Submitted by 1 x recreation therapist, 3 x parent/caregiver, 1 x nurse, 5 x physician, 3 x social worker, 2 x youth, 1 x graduate student 
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0114
PSP name Paediatric Hospital Care (Canada)
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 75  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 18th and 19th August 2021