The importance of families in nursing care: attitudes of nurses in the Netherlands
Autor: | Cees P. van der Schans, Marie Louise Luttik, Tiny Jaarsma, Ellen I Hagedoorn, Wolter Paans, Joost C. Keers |
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Přispěvatelé: | Health Psychology Research (HPR), Extremities Pain and Disability (EXPAND), Family Care, Nursing Diagnostics, Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male family Family involvement Attitude of Health Personnel carers Nurses Nursing involvement Dutch language nederland attitudes nursing care 03 medical and health sciences Nursing care 0302 clinical medicine RESOURCE Surveys and Questionnaires Work setting Health care Humans 030212 general & internal medicine verpleegkundigen Netherlands 030504 nursing Descriptive statistics business.industry Omvårdnad Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health VIEWS ADULTS Work experience STAFF Cross-Sectional Studies Scale (social sciences) Female Nursing Care 0305 other medical science Psychology business |
Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 35(4), 1207-1215. Wiley Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 35(4), 1207-1215. Blackwell Science |
ISSN: | 1471-6712 0283-9318 |
Popis: | Introduction Positive attitudes towards family involvement in nursing care are essential for improving the involvement of and collaboration with patients' families. The aim of this study is to explore nurses' attitudes towards the importance of families in nursing care.Method Using a cross-sectional design, hospital and homecare nurses completed the Families Importance to Nursing Care (FINC-NA) scale, Dutch language version, consisting of four subscales. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and regression analyses.Results A total of 426 hospital and homecare nurses were eligible for analysis (mean (SD) age 42 years (13), 93% female). The mean (SD) attitude of nurses was 63.8 (12) (100-point scale) on the FINC-NA. Less than half of the nurses (44%) considered family as a collaboration partner, and 37% of nurses stated that families should be invited to actively participate in planning patient care. The nurses' attitudes were explained by years of work experience in nursing, work setting and existing policy regarding families in patient care.Conclusion This study identifies areas of improvement regarding to nurses' attitudes towards the importance of families in nursing care in order to establish a more family-focused approach in nursing care. Nursing policies should facilitate working with families as part of regular nursing processes. Furthermore, the importance of family involvement in care should be an explicit matter of concern for nursing educational institutions and for policy making within healthcare organisations. |
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