• J Pediatr Nurs · Aug 2011

    Maslow's needs hierarchy as a framework for evaluating hospitality houses' resources and services.

    • Mary Katherine Waibel Duncan and Ann Blugis.
    • Department of Psychology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, PA, USA. mduncan@bloomu.edu
    • J Pediatr Nurs. 2011 Aug 1;26(4):325-31.

    AbstractAs hospitality houses welcome greater numbers of families and families requiring longer stays, they do so in the absence of a widely accepted theory to guide their understanding of guests' needs and evaluations of how well they meet those needs. We propose A. Maslow's (1970) Hierarchy of Needs as a conceptual framework for understanding what makes a hospitality house a home for families of pediatric patients and for guiding the activities of hospitality houses' boards of directors, staff, volunteers, and donors. This article presents findings from a theory-driven evaluation of one hospitality house's ability to meet guests' needs, describes the house's best practice standards for addressing guests' needs, and suggests areas for future research.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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