The parents’, hospitalized child’s, and health care providers’ perceptions and experiences of family-centered care within a pediatric critical care setting: A synthesis of quantitative research
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Sage Publications
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
21696
Abstract
Family-centered care (FCC) purports that unlimited presence and involvement of the family in the care of the hospitalized child will optimize the best outcome for the child, family, and institution. A systematic appraisal was conducted of peer-reviewed, English-language, primary quantitative research conducted within a pediatric critical care setting reported from 1998 to 2014. The aim of this review was to explore the parents’, hospitalized child’s, and health care providers’ perception of FCC within pediatric critical care. Fifty-nine articles met the criteria that generated themes of stress, communication, and parents’ and children’s needs. This review highlighted that communication tailored to meet the parents’ and child’s needs is the key to facilitating FCC and positive health outcomes. Health care providers need to be available to provide clinical expertise and support throughout the health care journey. Future initiatives, education, and research are needed to evaluate the benefits of parent- and child-led FCC practice.
DOI
10.1177/1074840715618193
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Foster, M. J., Whitehead, L., Maybee, P., & Cullens, V. (2016). The parents’, hospitalized child’s, and health care providers’ perceptions and experiences of family-centered care within a pediatric critical care setting: A synthesis of quantitative research. Journal of family nursing, 22(1), 6 - 73. Available here