EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN IN THE PEDIATRICS OF TIRANA

Abstract

This study “Emotional and psycho-social effects of the hospitalized children in the pediatrics of Tirana†aims to address the main matters of hospitalizing children, considering these effects in the Albanian reality. The findings are based on the collected data and on interlacement of researching instruments through two questionnaires (one for the parents of hospitalized children and one for the staff of the hospital), individual interviews and from the observations in the pediatrics hospital in Tirana. Literature was the other source, which not only directed the process but also supported the analysis of the data and recommendations considering these effects in a contemporary dimension focused in the children’s welfare.