The Experiences Of Parents In Family Centered Care For Children In Hospital: A Literature Review

Abstract

Introduction: Hospitalization is a condition that causes anxiety in children and parents. Most parents experience mild stress (68.0%) while children experience anxiety disorders (60-80%). Pediatric nurses to provide further care in facilitating optimizing Family Centered Care (FCC) through the provision of health education and ongoing assistance from initial hospital admission to recovery from discharge to reduce the impact of the hospital on children in hospital. This article aims to identify and discover the family's experience of family centered care for children who have been hospitalized. Method: A literature review using PRISMA by collecting the results of scientific publications in the period 2014 to 2022 obtained from PubMed, ProQuest, Science Direct and secondary searches. Then the articles were screened according to the inclusion criteria. Results: In this literature review, 4 clinical studies were identified that matched the criteria for research on familycentered care in children. There are 3 qualitative studies and 1 study using a cross-sectional study. Conclusion: Parents have obstacles in the application of family centered care. Family centered care can improve
parental skills and reduce parental anxiety in caring for children in hospital