Engaging Families in Adult Cardiovascular Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

ABSTRACT: Family engagement empowers family members to become active partners in care delivery. Family members increasingly expect and wish to participate in care and be involved in the decision-making process. The goal of engaging families in care is to improve the care experience to achieve better outcomes for both patients and family members. There is emerging evidence that engaging family members in care improves person- and family-important outcomes. Engaging families in adult cardiovascular care involves a paradigm shift in the current organization and delivery of both acute and chronic cardiac care. Many cardiovascular health care professionals have limited awareness of the role and potential benefits of family engagement in care. Additionally, many fail to identify opportunities to engage fa

SUBMITTER: Goldfarb MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9238560 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature