Lea Godino, Elisa La Malfa, Mattia Ricco, Stefano Mancin, Elisa Ambrosi, Manuela De Rosa, Barbara Martelli, Virginia Lepore, Latifa El Mouttaqi, Sergio Cinocca, Marcello Lanari, Domenica Gazineo
BACKGROUND/AIM: The humanization of the hospital environment of pediatric departments represents an area of research and intervention on improving the quality of life for hospitalized patients, but also that one of relatives and health professionals. The aim of the study was to test, in a sample of nurses and hospitalized children's parents, whether the pictorial intervention impacted the perceptions of affective qualities of hospital environment. METHODS: This quasi-experimental design study investigated the effects of a pictorial humanization intervention which consisted of some naturalistic and colorful illustrations in the corridor of two pediatric wards of an Italian hospital...
March 14, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Nursing