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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"family-centred care"”.
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The nature of family-centred care in Thailand: a case study
… disease requires a strong input from families. Family-centred care is a key philosophy in the nursing care of children and their families, especially as parents play a key role in the health and well-being of a child. However, the concept of family-centred care is a western one and there is …
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Family Centred Care for Children in Ghana Hospitalised through Road Traffic Accident
… stressful episodes for the affected families. Family Centred Care (FCC) is a concept in paediatric nursing, which forms the basis of care for sick children and their families. FCC as a product of social constructs differs in cultures and context, despite the universal principles underpinning …
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Building on a culture of patient and family centred care in the mental health setting
Providence Health Care (PHC) is a faith-based care provider that operates sixteen facilities in Vancouver, Canada. PHC is beginning the journey towards patient and family centred care at all of its sites and programs. This inquiry engaged patients, families, staff, physicians and leaders to explore …
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Therapy Roles in Family-centred Care: Negotiating Expectations between Parents and Service Providers Over Time
The ideal principles of family-centred care models underlying paediatric rehabilitation generate expectations that therapy sessions involve clients choosing their level of involvement, family members being treated with respect, and everyone having their needs considered. However, expectations are …
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Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of nurses towards family centred care in adult intensive care units
Submission in fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree in Masters of Technology in Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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Exploring whether the needs of dying patients in private sector hospitals are being met
… objectives were to ascertain whether patient and family needs are met as a means of an index of quality of care and to identify domains of care where improvement is needed most. The validated 'After death Bereaved Family Member interview' from the questionnaire for hospital purposes, as part of …
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Paediatric nurses’ and parents’ perceptions of busyness in paediatric acute care: an ethnography
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: Busyness within modern health care has often been defined as time constraints and increased workload, leading to individualised perceptions of stress. To date, no published studies have sought to explore busyness as a construct within therapeutic relationships in a paediatric acute care …
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Examining the Influence of the Patient Declaration of Values on Hospital Policies and Practices
… study, which took place in a leading patient-centred Ontario hospital. The study included 18 individual interviews with employees and patient experience advisors, as well as, document analysis of strategic planning reports (n=10). Five themes emerged: (1) setting the stage, (2) inspiring …
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Text Reminders in Pyrexial Paediatric Patients (TRIPPP): a randomized controlled pilot study
Transitions in care – including at the point of discharge from a hospital - may potentially place patients in a position of increased risk and vulnerability.(1) This is recognised to be of particular concern for paediatric patients, compounded by the fact that no widely accepted or used standards …
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Nurse Perspectives on Family-Centred Rounds in Adult Critical Care Units
Background: In critical care settings, family involvement in care is important. Family-centred rounds (FCR) are often seen as a component of family-centred care. Nurses have an important role in implementing FCR and their active participation is crucial. There is currently a lack of rigorous …
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Concerns and needs of chronically ill hospitalised children and carers in a Saudi public hospital
… However, information on the experience of carers of hospitalised chronically ill children is lacking. This study set out to explore the needs and concerns for wellbeing of carers of chronically-ill children in a Saudi public hospital. The Research was conducted in two phases. The …
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Family matters: an exploratory study of the influence of parental chronic renal failure on the family and the information needs of the children
… study to consider the effects on family life when a parent has chronic renal failure. This is a topic which has not attracted much attention, possibly because the incidence of renal failure increases with age, and as such, young families where there is parental chronic renal …
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The perceived benefits and challenges of attending a Death Review meeting from an interdisciplinary perspective.
… The principles and philosophy of palliative care are grounded in person-centred and family-centred care. Clinical practice in caring for individuals who are dying, and their families, is complex. In an attempt to guide this practice, numerous theoretical approaches have been developed to …
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How Grandparents Experience the Death of a Grandchild Who had a Life Limiting Condition.
Traditionally, family-centred, children's hospice care extends to parents and siblings of children with life limiting conditions. Few studies have focused on the needs of grandparents, who play an increasing role in the families of children with life limiting conditions. Aim: To explore the …
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The challenges and coping strategies of communication partners of older adults with disabling hearing loss using assistive hearing technology. a South African study
… quality of life. Literature has previously been centred around the individual with hearing loss, thus leaving an information gap in South Africa that focuses on providing family centred care that includes the CP in the audiological rehabilitation process. It is important for hearing health …
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The Lived Experiences of Hospital for Parents of Children Commenced on Invasive Long-term Ventilation
… to select parents of children who had been cared for at one NHS hospital trust. Eight in-depth, unstructured qualitative interviews involving sixteen parents (eight couples) were conducted over a six month period during 2014 to gather data about the parent’s recollections of the time spent …
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An exploration of the facilitators and barriers experienced by Rehabilitation Care Workers in the provision of Speech-Language Therapy related services
… waiting lists to access services. Rehabilitation Care Workers can assist with bringing this service closer to the communities they serve. It is important to explore the experiences of these individuals to ensure that they are adequately supported and skilled. The University of Cape Town (UCT) has …
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Children with spina bifida and their mothers in Palestine. Lived experiences, self perceived health and sense of coherence
… that children with SB, their mothers and other family members were struggling with negative sociocultural beliefs about the disability. Stigmatisation, political conflict and consequent poor health care services were shaping the daily life experiences of the children and their families. The lack …
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Establishing the priorities for dementia care curricula in higher education: the views of carers of people living with dementia and Admiral Nurses
… focused on understanding the perspective of carers of people living with dementia and Admiral Nurses. The aim being to produce a broader insight into understanding dementia care education priorities in the higher education curricula for student nurses. To achieve this the study focused on …
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Preemie Care: A Co-designed Digital Tool to Improve Communication Between Health Personnel and Parents of Preterm Infants
… providers is essential in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) settings to ensure both parties collaborate in infant care. However, in most NICUs, the interaction between parents and NICU staff is strained, thus hindering communication. These communication challenges are due to language, …
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