Clinician Perceptions of Family-Centered Care in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Family-centered care recognizes families as central to child health and well-being and prioritizes clinician collaboration with families to ensure optimal pediatric care and outcomes. Clinician interpersonal sensitivity and communication skills are key to this approach.

Objective

To examine perceptions of and factors associated with family-centered care among clinicians working in pediatric and congenital heart care.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, participants from diverse clinical disciplines (pediatric cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, nursing, anesthesia, neonatology, intensive care, psychology, and others), completed an online survey between June 2020 and February 2021. Participants included physicians, surgeons, nurs

SUBMITTER: Akram F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250268 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature