Mothers' Participation in the Hospitalized Children's Care and their Satisfaction

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Abstract

Background: Support given to children by their families is the most significant factor that determines children's reactions against health problem and nursing care. Family centered care, is a practice that increases the quality of the services and affects the parents' satisfaction positively.

Aims and objective: This study was conducted to the relationship between parent satisfaction and family centered care perception, parent participation and demographic characters.

Desing: This is a descriptive study.

Method: The participants in this study were 285 parents. Data were collected using the Family Descriptive Questionnaire Form, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Health Care Satisfaction Scale, and Family-Centered Care Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis.

Result: The mean age of the mothers was found as 28.49 ±5.84 years. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Health Care Satisfaction Scale and Family-Centered Care Scale scores were found to increase at significant levels in the cases that the mothers were informed about the health care activities for their children, they were shown how to do these activities, and they were given feedback (p=0.000). A strong positive relationship (r_s= 0.730**) was obtained between the mothers' Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Health Care Satisfaction Scale and Family-Centered Care Scale scores (p<0.001).

Conclusion: There is a positive relationship between parent's health care satisfaction and family centered care. So, the nurses should do their best to involve the parent in care of their children in accordance family centered care principles.

Keywords: family centered care, satisfaction, participation, children, parent.

Introduction

The children who receive inpatient treatment experience various social, psychological and developmental problems due to diagnosis and treatment interventions and the change of social environment (Cavusoglu, 2011). In the adaptation process of the children into hospital setting and treatments; family support is a key issue. Support given to children by their families is the most significant factor that determines children's reactions against the health problem and nursing care (Toruner & Buyukgonec, 2003; Hackenbery et al., 2003, Sapountzi-Krepia et al., 2006). Parents who are regularly informed by health care personnel of the health status and are included in the care undergo less stress and their children adapt into hospital settings more easily (Inanc Yazgan, 1999).

Family-centered care (FCC) is an approach...