To investigate the psychological response and demands of family of hospitalized children with pneumonia, in order to take specific nursing intervention measures.

From May 2015 to April 2016, a total of 200 cases of pneumonia children and their family members in Lishui People's Hospital were selected. Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) and Chinese version of Family Members Demands Scale in Critically Ill Patients were used to investigate the psychological status and needs of the families of children.

Family members of hospitalized children were all in anxiety, depression, nervousness, interpersonal sensitivity, hostility and other adverse psychological disorders, among which anxiety accounted for 85.5%. In the Demand Scale, the fields with scores from high to low were disease assurance (3.67±0.31) , access to children (3.25±0.28) , access to information (3.12±0.25) , access to support (2.97±0.27) , and their own comfort (2.83±0.26) . 100% of children's families considered that "children can get the best treatment" and "to be able to understand the health conditions of children in a timely manner" were 2 important or very important items.

Medical staff should pay attention to the psychological status and needs of family members of hospitalized children and should strengthen communication with the families of children, which is conducive to the establishment of a good relationship between doctors and patients, so as to improve the satisfaction of nursing.

Pneumonia; Family members; Psychological reaction; Needs