TY - JOUR T1 - Parents are psychologically affected by their experiences when their child is in hospital because of uncertainty about prognosis and anxiety at the time of admission JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 13 LP - 13 DO - 10.1136/eb-2015-102085 VL - 19 IS - 1 AU - Gillian Colville Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/19/1/13.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Franck LS, Wray J, Gay C, et al. Predictors of parent post-traumatic stress symptoms after child hospitalization on general pediatric wards: a prospective cohort study. Int J Nurs Studies 2015;52:10–21.OpenUrlCrossRefPost-traumatic stress symptoms are experienced by parents after a child's hospitalisation, even where the child's medical condition is not life-threatening.Screening parents during admission for risk factors, such as anxiety and single parent status, may facilitate more appropriate targeting of support.There is growing appreciation of the extent to which paediatric patients and their parents, are affected psychologically by their experiences in hospital.1 In particular, in the last decade, there have … ER -