Family-centered care is the basic care philosophy in pediatric nursing. Family-centered care has positive contributions to children, family and health care workers. Therefore, it is important to determine the level of application of family-centered care in pediatric clinics. The aim of this study was to evaluate family centered care in pediatric clinics.
METHOD:
This study is descriptive. The parents of the children in general pediatrics, pediatric surgery and pediatric intensive care units in Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital constituted the universe of the study. The sample size for this study was calculated with the formula N=t2*α2/d2 (N=1.962*16.982)/1.52) and found 108 people. Data were collected by using the Child and Family Information Form and the Family-Centered Care Assessment Scale (AMRS). Data were collected by the researcher between 22 July-23 September 2019 by face-to-face interviews with parents who volunteered to participate in the study. Obtained data were analyzed by number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent samples t test, variance analysis, Tukey HSD test. Significance level was accepted as p <0.05.
RESULTS:
The mean score of the parents of the children in pediatric clinics was 92.97±11.74 (4.42±0.55). The mean score of support subscale was 43.19±6.47 (4.31±0.64), the mean score of cooperation sub-dimension was 36.71±4.61 (4.58±0.57), and the mean score of respect sub-dimension was 13.06±2.21 (4.35±0.74). Parents' education, age and so on. characteristics, child's gender, duration of diagnosis, number of hospitalizations and so on. It was observed that such features did not affect the parents FCCAS scores. FCCAS and all subscales of the Clinical parents of children hospitalized for longer than a week mean scores were significantly lower (p<0.05). FCCAS total scores and subscale score of the co-working parents was significantly higher (p<0.05).
CONCLUSİON:
Based on these results, it can be stated that parents evaluate family centered care provided in pediatric clinics at a good level. The lowest subscale in the evaluation of family-centered care was noted as “support.. In particular, it may be recommended to support and meet the needs of the parents in terms of family-centered care of children with extended hospitalizations.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Congress Proceedings |
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Publication Date | December 10, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | January 15, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 7 Issue: Ek - IRUPEC 2019 Kongresi Tam Metin Bildirileri |