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Volume 4
Journal of Pediatric Care
ISSN: 2471-805X
Page 57
JOINT EVENT
August 06-07, 2018 Madrid, Spain
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Adolescent Health & Medicine
18
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International Conference on
Pediatrics Health
Pediatrics Health 2018
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Adolescent Health 2018
August 06-07, 2018
The child and the child’s perspective
Vedrana Vejzovic
Malmo University, Sweden
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hildren have their own way of experiencing things, and research-based knowledge about children’s experiences can
further help healthcare professionals to better understanding the children’s world of experiences. Children have a right to
participate, receive information, and make health-related decisions. Paediatric care needs to be of good quality; it should meet
the children’s needs of safety, and the best interest for the child should always be a primary priority in all actions concerning
children. Historically, children have been excluded from the research process or decision making regarding their own health
care. One reason for this could be that research with children as participants raises many ethical questions: another reason
may be that children have been seen as vulnerable and without competence due to their age and immaturity. In view of the
recommendation by UNCRC, that all treatment and procedures should be based on respect for the child’s autonomy and
integrity and that it should be performed with the child’s active participation, today children are asked about their view on
many aspects of their lives. Children’s experiences in paediatric care of not being listened to, or not being supported, and their
desire to have more of a say, are reported by several researchers. When children describe the factors which may restrict them
from actively participating in their care, they include, for example, fear of causing trouble by asking questions, fear of being
ignored or disbelieved, and the difficulty to under-stand medical terminology. Lack of involvement in their own care can result
in the children feeling unprepared for the necessary procedures, which can increase fears and anxiety. Both a child and a child’s
perspective are used today in paediatric nursing and research, and both are focused on children. During the last twenty years,
there has been an active discussion around the child perspective in paediatric care, and family-centered care (FCC) has been
quite central in these discussions. FCC is based on partnerships between children, families, and healthcare providers, and it has
been considered the best way to provide quality care to children in hospital, despite a lack of evidence about its effectiveness.
Since the children participate more and more in research, knowledge about the importance of their own experience and
perception of health care has increased.
vedrana.vejzovic@mau.seJ Pediatr Care 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C3-012