Inger Hallström

Decision-making during hospitalization: parents' and children's involvement. (2004)

Hallström, Inger, Elander, Gunnel

Background. Ethical duties of health professionals include the obligation to enhance their patients' competence and ability to participate. Aims and objectives. To explore what kind of decisions and...

An observational study of the level at which parents participate in decisions during their child's hospitalization. (2002)

Hallström, Inger, Runeson, Ingrid, Elander, Gunnel

When a child is hospitalized, the parents find themselves in an unfamiliar environment and their parental role changes. They are in a stressful and often anxiety-filled situation and it may be...

Children's needs during hospitalization: an observational study of hospitalized boys. (2002)

Runeson, Ingrid, Hallström, Inger, Elander, Gunnel, Hermerén, Göran

Twenty-one boys (age range 5 months to 16 years) were followed during their stay at hospital. Total observation time was 120 h. Field notes were made immediately after each observation. These were...

Observed parental needs during their child's hospitalization. (2002)

Hallström, Inger, Runesson, Ingrid, Elander, Gunnel

Hospitalization involves that parents are in an unfamiliar environment and their parental role changes. The purpose of this study was to study parental needs during the course of events when their...