Family-Centered Nursing Care and Parental Satisfaction: Insights from Nurses and Parents

Background: Family-centered care is recognized as essential to holistic and patient-centered nursing. However, limited research has jointly examined nurses' and parents' perspectives on the importance of family involvement and its impact on parental satisfaction. Objectives: To assess and compare the association between perceptions of family importance in nursing care and parental satisfaction, incorporating the viewpoints of both nurses and parents, alongside related sociodemographic and occupational factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study (August ۲۰۲۳- January ۲۰۲۵) included ۲۰۰ nurses (census sampling) and ۱۶۰ parents of hospitalized children (stratified random sampling). Data were collected using the Families' Importance in Nursing Care- Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA) for nurses and the EMPATHIC-N parental satisfaction questionnaire for parents. Analyses in SPSS v۲۴ employed descriptive and inferential statistics with significance at p ۰.۰۵. Results: Among nurses, ۹۰% reported average levels of family involvement, which was strongly associated with higher parental satisfaction scores (p ۰.۰۰۱). Among parents, ۹۵% perceived average involvement, which was also significantly linked to satisfaction (p ۰.۰۰۱). Regression analysis showed that predictor variables explained ۲۷.۴% of the variance in parental satisfaction. Conclusion: Both nurses and parents recognized that stronger family involvement in nursing care correlates with higher parental satisfaction. Integrating both perspectives provides actionable evidence for enhancing family-centered care in pediatric settings.

کلیدواژه ها:

Family-Centered Care ، Nursing ، Parental Satisfaction ، Nurses ، Parents ، Cross-Sectional Study