Effect of participatory care on the satisfaction of parents of children admitted to the children’s wards: Clinical trial study
Journal Title: National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Family participation in the care and treatment of a patient child causes a sense of safety and satisfaction in the child and his or her family. One of the most important duties of nurses, along with providing standard care, is helping the family to participate in care. Aims and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to study the effect of participatory care on the satisfaction of parents of children admitted to the children’s wards. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial study, 120 mothers of children admitted to the children’s wards of Besat Hospital of Hamedan were selected randomly through random numbers table. 60 mothers in intervention group (participatory care) and 60 mothers were placed in the control group (routine care). Parental satisfaction was measured and compared by pediatric family satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 22 software. Results: After the intervention, pediatric satisfaction of the parents of children in children’s wards and all aspects of parental satisfaction including welfare services, medical services, and nursing care in the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Implementation of participatory care program was effective in increasing the pediatric satisfaction of parents admitted to children’s ward.
Authors and Affiliations
Zahra Marzieh Hassanian, Forogh Bahrami, Maryam Farhadian, Arash Khalili
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- DOI 10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1247303012018
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