Parents' Perspectives on Communication and Shared Decision Making for Febrile Infants ≤60 Days Old.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Decisions about the management of febrile infants ≤60 days old may be well suited for shared decision making (SDM). Our objectives were to learn about parents' experiences with receiving and understanding information in the emergency department (ED) and their perspectives on SDM, including for decisions about lumbar puncture (LP).

Methods

We conducted semistructured interviews with 23 parents of febrile infants ≤60 days old evaluated in the pediatric ED at an urban, academic medical center. Interviews assessed parents' experiences in the ED and their perspectives on communication and SDM. Two investigators coded the interview transcripts, refined codes, and identified themes using the constant comparative method.

Results

Parents' unmet need for information

SUBMITTER: Aronson PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7371504 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature