Educational Continuity: The Importance of Expanding School programs in Hospital Settings

Maintaining a routine is important for all children, especially when they are in the hospital1. Young patients whose lives are marked by illness undergo treatments often characterized by rigorous care protocols, subjecting them to invasive medical procedures, repeated and prolonged hospital stays, and forced separation from familiar environments such as their home or school2. Hospitalized children lose the routine that marked their time before the diagnosis and often experience isolation from family and friends for varying, repeated periods.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Source Type: research