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A COMPARISON OF THE OUTCOME OF DAY‐CARE AND INPATIENT TREATMENT OF PAEDIATRIC SURGICAL CASES
Author(s) -
Scaife Joyce M.,
Campbell Ian
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00703.x
Subject(s) - anxiety , day care , outcome (game theory) , inpatient care , psychology , minor surgery , medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , surgery , health care , nursing , mathematics , mathematical economics , economics , economic growth
The outcome of day‐care versus inpatient surgery for two equivalent groups of children is examined. Ratings were made of medical outcome, behaviour change in the children at 1 week and 3 mths post‐discharge from a pre‐admission criterion, convenience and subjective anxiety for parents, and relative costs of the two procedures. Results showed trends in favour of the day‐care procedure. Argument is made that day‐care should be the preferred option for minor surgery in young children.