Abstract

Background: Patient activation is the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage one’s health; parent activation is a parallel concept related to the ability to manage the health of one’s child. In adults, activation has been shown to be a modifiable risk factor and has important associations with clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization. Little research has examined the role of parent activation on the outcomes of pediatric patients or in the inpatient setting. We examined activation in parents of neonates hospitalized in the …

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