Scoping review highlights the need for emotional and psychological support for hospitalized children and their parents, suggesting critical implications for mental health care.
Comprehensive and multimodal psychosocial interventions should be developed and implemented among hospitalized children with a chronic disease and their parents. The predominance of emotional and psychological support interventions reflects the critical need to address the mental health impacts of chronic illness and hospitalization on children with a chronic disease and their families.
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