Vasiliki Matziou1, Virginia Manesi2, Efrosini Vlachioti3, Pantelis Perdikaris4, Theodora Matziou5, Joanna Ilia Chliara6, Barbara Mpoutopoulou7. 1. Professor of Paediatric Nursing, Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. 2. Nurse RN, Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens. 3. Head-Nurse RN, MSc, PhD, Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens. 4. Head-Nurse RN, MSc, PhD, General Children's Hospital 'P & A Kyriakou', Athens. 5. Nurse RN, MSc, General Hospital 'G. Gennimatas', Thessaloniki, Greece. 6. Nursing Student, Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens. 7. Head-Nurse, Attiko Children's Hospital, Athens.
Abstract
AIM: the study aimed to assess nurses' perceptions of family-centred care and how they applied the family-centred model of care in everyday practice. The model aims to involve families in the care of hospitalised children and to promote a cooperative relationship between parents and nurses. METHOD: 183 nurses from a paediatric hospital in Athens completed the Family-Centered Care Questionnaire-Revised, enabling researchers to collect demographic data and obtain nurses' views on a range of topics. RESULTS: participants considered a care philosophy that puts the focus on the family as important (p = 0.01). Factors that had significant correlation with whether nurses implemented family-centred care included educational level (p<0.001), experience (p = 0.006), age (p = 0.05), marital status and whether they had children (p = 0.023 and p = 0.002 respectively). CONCLUSION: although the importance of the family-centred care model is well established, nurses did not that think that it was essential to apply all its aspects in daily practice.
AIM: the study aimed to assess nurses' perceptions of family-centred care and how they applied the family-centred model of care in everyday practice. The model aims to involve families in the care of hospitalised children and to promote a cooperative relationship between parents and nurses. METHOD: 183 nurses from a paediatric hospital in Athens completed the Family-Centered Care Questionnaire-Revised, enabling researchers to collect demographic data and obtain nurses' views on a range of topics. RESULTS:participants considered a care philosophy that puts the focus on the family as important (p = 0.01). Factors that had significant correlation with whether nurses implemented family-centred care included educational level (p<0.001), experience (p = 0.006), age (p = 0.05), marital status and whether they had children (p = 0.023 and p = 0.002 respectively). CONCLUSION: although the importance of the family-centred care model is well established, nurses did not that think that it was essential to apply all its aspects in daily practice.