Retrospective Investigation of Studies on Family-Centered Care in the Field of Pediatrics

Abstract

This retrospective study was conducted to investigate studies on family-centered care practices between from 2014 to 2019 in children throughout Turkey. Method: The research was conducted in descriptive and screening model type. In the study, studies on family-centered care practices between from 2014 to 2019, conducted with children of all age groups in all disciplines were reviewed. Literature was screening by writing the keywords "Family Centered Care", "Breastfeeding" "Kangaroo Care", "Discharge Training", "Family Burden", "Family Support", "Family Participation", "Nutrition Education" "Family Support Group" and their English equivalents. As a result of the screening, 129 research, methodological research and review studies, published in Turkish and English languages, with full text or abstract, were included in the sample of this study. The data obtained were presented as numbers, percentages and graphs. Results: Of these studies, 66% (n=85) were theses, and 33% (n=44) were articles. Of the studies, 60% was in Nursing, 12% in Midwifery, 13% in Medicine, and 5% in the Nutrition and Dietetics fields. It was found that 33% of the studies in the field of Nursing were in the Pediatrics, 8% in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and 57% was in the Department of Nursing. Studies were found to focus mostly on kangaroo care and breastfeeding support within the scope of family-centered care practices. Of the studies in nursing, 27% (n=21) was addressing kangaroo care, and 23% (n=18) was discussing breastfeeding support sub-topics. The rate of publication of nursing theses was found to be 11%. Conclusion: Family-centered care that the studies carried out by a large proportion of nursing discipline in Turkey and found that mostly focused on the promotion of kangaroo care and breastfeeding. In this context, it is recommended to conduct clinical and academic research on other components of familycentered care, include discharge training, family training, providing information, counseling, family support and family burden, and to integrate these studies into practices aimed at improving children's health, particularly in clinics.