Abstract:This article describes response to a questionnaire requesting information from parents about their knowledge of hospital facilities/procedures and their satisfaction with the routines associated with the admission of their children for 24-hour growth hormone monitoring. The adjustment of children to stressful medical procedures is more successful if parents can act as "therapeutic allies" to their children. Unless parents have a clear understanding of (and satisfaction with) the procedures their children must … Show more
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