Parents' friends and families in neonatal intensive care units : A cross-national qualitative study on staff perceptions and experiences
Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aims and objectives: This study aimed to explore staff attitudes and experiences of parents' friends and families' social presence and involvement in neonatal intensive care units (...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/2762 2023-05-15T16:52:07+02:00 Parents' friends and families in neonatal intensive care units : A cross-national qualitative study on staff perceptions and experiences Flacking, Renée Haslund-Thomsen, Helle Jónsdóttir, Rakel Björg Poropudas, Sini Axelin, Anna Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Women's and Childrens's Services Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland 2021-11-23 researchoutputwizard: hdl.handle.net/2336/622056 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2762 https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16139 en eng Journal of Clinical Nursing; () http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119666794&partnerID=8YFLogxK https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.16139 Flacking , R , Haslund-Thomsen , H , Jónsdóttir , R B , Poropudas , S & Axelin , A 2021 , ' Parents' friends and families in neonatal intensive care units : A cross-national qualitative study on staff perceptions and experiences ' , Journal of Clinical Nursing . https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16139 0962-1067 PURE: 43189769 PURE UUID: 0fa4b23d-ee46-4921-ad84-1db8a5484242 Scopus: 85119666794 unpaywall: 10.1111/jocn.16139 researchoutputwizard: hdl.handle.net/2336/622056 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2762 34816522 https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16139 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Nýburar Gjörgæsla Fjölskylduhjúkrun Hjúkrun family-centred care neonatal care nurse-patient relationship qualitative study support Vökudeildir Intensive Care Units Neonatal Family Nursing Nursing (all) /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2021 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/2762 https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16139 2022-11-18T06:52:15Z Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aims and objectives: This study aimed to explore staff attitudes and experiences of parents' friends and families' social presence and involvement in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Background: In NICUs, parents need emotional and practical support during infant hospitalisation. Friends and families of parents may constitute the most significant providers in this support, but few studies are available on when and how these ‘important others’ can be present and involved. Design: This qualitative descriptive study was based in the philosophical tenets of naturalistic inquiry. Methods: Seven focus groups were conducted where 67 staff from Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden participated. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The study was reported following the COREQ guidelines and checklist. Results: The overarching theme showed that ‘important others’ were an unaddressed group of potential supporters in the periphery. The five identified themes described how staff recognised ‘important others’ as the parents' territory, but that ‘important others'’ presence and involvement needed to be negotiated with staff. Although the staff regarded ‘important others’ as necessary for parents' emotional, practical and social support, they felt less obligated to support them as part of their work remit. The staff also felt that inclusion of ‘important others’ was an essential step forward in achieving family centred care. Conclusions: The findings indicate that ‘important others'’ involvement was primarily guided by proactive parents and unit care culture rather than by staff's formal written guidelines or guidance. Single-family rooms seemed to enhance the presence and involvement of ‘important others’. Relevance to clinical practice: There is a need for more staff resources to enable and support the participation of ‘important others’. Parents need to be included during the development of policies to ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Journal of Clinical Nursing |
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Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aims and objectives: This study aimed to explore staff attitudes and experiences of parents' friends and families' social presence and involvement in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Background: In NICUs, parents need emotional and practical support during infant hospitalisation. Friends and families of parents may constitute the most significant providers in this support, but few studies are available on when and how these ‘important others’ can be present and involved. Design: This qualitative descriptive study was based in the philosophical tenets of naturalistic inquiry. Methods: Seven focus groups were conducted where 67 staff from Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden participated. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The study was reported following the COREQ guidelines and checklist. Results: The overarching theme showed that ‘important others’ were an unaddressed group of potential supporters in the periphery. The five identified themes described how staff recognised ‘important others’ as the parents' territory, but that ‘important others'’ presence and involvement needed to be negotiated with staff. Although the staff regarded ‘important others’ as necessary for parents' emotional, practical and social support, they felt less obligated to support them as part of their work remit. The staff also felt that inclusion of ‘important others’ was an essential step forward in achieving family centred care. Conclusions: The findings indicate that ‘important others'’ involvement was primarily guided by proactive parents and unit care culture rather than by staff's formal written guidelines or guidance. Single-family rooms seemed to enhance the presence and involvement of ‘important others’. Relevance to clinical practice: There is a need for more staff resources to enable and support the participation of ‘important others’. Parents need to be included during the development of policies to ... |
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Parents' friends and families in neonatal intensive care units : A cross-national qualitative study on staff perceptions and experiences |
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Journal of Clinical Nursing; () http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119666794&partnerID=8YFLogxK https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.16139 Flacking , R , Haslund-Thomsen , H , Jónsdóttir , R B , Poropudas , S & Axelin , A 2021 , ' Parents' friends and families in neonatal intensive care units : A cross-national qualitative study on staff perceptions and experiences ' , Journal of Clinical Nursing . https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16139 0962-1067 PURE: 43189769 PURE UUID: 0fa4b23d-ee46-4921-ad84-1db8a5484242 Scopus: 85119666794 unpaywall: 10.1111/jocn.16139 researchoutputwizard: hdl.handle.net/2336/622056 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2762 34816522 https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16139 |
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