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Bitencourt VN, Crestani F, Peuckert MZ, Andrades GRH, Krauzer JRM, Cintra CDC, Cunha MLDR, Eckert GU, Girardi L, Santos IS, Garcia PCR. Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a tool to assess parental satisfaction in pediatric intensive care units. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2023; 99:296-301. [PMID: 36720434 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2022.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To verify the performance of the Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a tool to assess parental satisfaction in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). METHODS The authors conducted an observational cross-sectional multicenter study in the PICUs of 5 hospitals in Brazil. Eligible participants were all parents or legal guardians of PICU-admitted children, aged 18 years or over. The NPS was administered together with the EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care (EMPATHIC-30), used as the gold standard, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. For analysis, the results were dichotomized into values greater than or equal to the median of the tests. The associations between the 2 tools were evaluated and the distribution of their results was compared. RESULTS The parents or legal guardians of 78 PICU-admitted children were interviewed. Of the respondents, 85% were women and 62% were in a private hospital. The median NPS was 10 (IQR, 10-10), and the median EMPATHIC-30 score was 5.7 (IQR, 5.4-5.9). Compared with the gold standard, the NPS had a sensitivity of 100% at all cutoff points, except at cutoff 10, where the sensitivity was slightly lower (97.5%). As for specificity, NPS performance was poorer, with values ranging from 0% (NPS ≥ 5) to 47.4% (NPS = 10). CONCLUSIONS NPS proved to be a sensitive tool to assess parental satisfaction, but with poor ability to identify dissatisfied users in the sample.
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- Victoria Noremberg Bitencourt
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança da Escola de Medicina, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança da Escola de Medicina, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança da Escola de Medicina, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança da Escola de Medicina, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Hospital Materno Infantil Presidente Vargas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança da Escola de Medicina, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança da Escola de Medicina, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Loureiro F, Antunes V. Instruments to evaluate hospitalised children parents' satisfaction with nursing care: a scoping review. BMJ Paediatr Open 2022; 6:e001568. [PMID: 36053623 PMCID: PMC9438009 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AIM To identify instruments that allow the evaluation of parent's satisfaction regarding nursing care during their child hospitalisation. METHODS A review was performed using Preferred Reporting Items for Scoping Reviews. The study was prospectively registered in Open Science Framework. Research was carried out on EBSCOhost, PubMed, SciELO, Web of Science and ScienceDirect platforms as well as grey literature. Additionally, the references of selected articles were also examined. RESULTS A sample of 65 articles allowed the identifications of 38 distinctive instruments to evaluate parents' satisfaction in different hospital settings. Most studies were applied in paediatric wards (n=28), followed by neonatal intensive care units (n=21), paediatric intensive care units (n=9) and emergency departments (n=7). Sample size ranged from 13 to 3354 and 3 studies used mixed methods, 20 were methodological studies of instruments construction or validation and 43 were quantitative studies. 21 different instruments previously existent were found. In 3 studies, adapted instruments were used and, in 14 studies, structured instruments were purposively designed for the study. Instruments had between 1 and 13 domains and total number of items ranged between 13 and 92. Most studies assessed overall satisfaction (n=53) and instrument reliability (n=49) and/or validity (n=37). CONCLUSION Most instruments consider nursing care as a domain of satisfaction. Only two instruments focused specifically on nursing care. In most of the studies, there was a concern to evaluate instruments psychometric properties. This review clearly shows that there is still a gap in the literature on the range of aspects that influence satisfaction and a lack of consensus on ideal conditions for instrument use and application.
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- Fernanda Loureiro
- Nursing, Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Caparica, Portugal
- Nursing, Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Caparica, Portugal
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- Nursing, Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Caparica, Portugal
- Nursing, Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Caparica, Portugal
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de Araújo BMF, Venâncio TS, Freire LDA, Negrão JVRDT, Kasahara N. Predictors of parental satisfaction with the pediatric ophthalmology care in a Brazilian hospital. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2022; 30:e1007-e1012. [PMID: 34245200 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the satisfaction of parents of visually impaired children with the pediatric ophthalmology care in a Brazilian hospital and to associate parental satisfaction with predictor variables. The study enrolled children with a binocular and monocular visual impairment aged between 4 and 17 years from a single site in Brazil between June 2019 and May 2020. Parents or legal guardians answered the Brazilian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM (PedsQLTM 3.0) Healthcare Satisfaction Generic - Parents. Linear regression analysis was used to investigate the association between the PedsQL scores and predictor variables. The sample included 82 children and their respective parents. The mean PedsQL score was 90.3 ± 6.6 (out of 100). In the univariate model, child female sex (p = 0.056), child older age (p = 0.078), better eye visual acuity (VA; p = 0.016), and worse eye VA (p = 0.008) were significantly associated with higher scores. The multivariate estimates identified the worse eye VA (p = 0.034) as a predictor of parental satisfaction. In summary, parents' satisfaction with this pediatric ophthalmology care was high. Nevertheless, a continuous evaluation is warranted to keep up with parents' expectations and plan for possible improvements in clinical practice.
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- Bruna M F de Araújo
- Department of Ophthalmology, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Manna J. Implementing the Pediatric Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Survey in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU. Am J Crit Care 2021; 30:230-236. [PMID: 34161971 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2021607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few responses to the Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems and no use of family satisfaction scores indicated the need to implement a program to collect and use family satisfaction data at a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) at a southeastern academic medical center. OBJECTIVES To improve response rates for family satisfaction surveys, to identify future quality improvement initiatives, to receive qualitative feedback from key stakeholders, and to better understand nursing staff's satisfaction with the project implementation process. METHODS A quality improvement program using the Pediatric Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (pFS-ICU) survey was implemented to evaluate family satisfaction data from a pediatric cardiac ICU. Data were collected for 6 months to identify quality improvement initiatives for continuing excellence. An interprofessional focus group of key stakeholders assessed feedback and perceptions. RESULTS A 61% response rate (n = 81 responses) was achieved on the pFS-ICU survey. Respondents ranked the pediatric cardiac ICU higher than 90% excellence in all categories in every month but 1 (in 1 category). The focus group revealed the survey's ease of use and indicated that the data allow more focus on patient-centered care. A staff survey showed that 100% of staff understood the new process and 87% agreed that the survey is an effective tool. CONCLUSION Researchers should study the pFS-ICU survey in other inpatient pediatric step-down units and ICUs because it fosters a high response rate that provides real-time data, leading to quality improvement initiatives that can increase quality of care and improve outcomes.
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- John Manna
- John Manna is a family nurse practitioner, Lexington Medical Center, Lexington, South Carolina
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OBJECTIVE Investigate clinical and system drivers of family satisfaction in the PICU. DESIGN Mixed methods qualitative and quantitative (observational) study. Qualitative interviews with families were performed as a pilot to inform modality of survey distribution based on family preferences. A validated pediatric satisfaction survey deployed to family members for 7 months with a corresponding chart review and administrative data collection. SETTING PICU in a tertiary children's hospital. PATIENTS Two hundred six families of patients admitted to the PICU more than 48 hours. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Families preferred surveys distributed electronically on a tablet in the PICU setting. The Pediatric Family Satisfaction-ICU survey was used to assess comfort with medical decision-making and communication with the care team. Capture rate of all eligible patients was 69.5% and response rate was 90.8%. Overall, 64.7% of respondents were highly satisfied, whereas over one third were not highly satisfied; families of Hispanic ethnicity (odds ratio of lower satisfaction of families with Hispanic ethnicity: 2.09; 95% CI, 1.01-4.33; p = 0.047) and high social stressors (odds ratio of higher satisfaction among high stressed subgroup: 0.49; 95% CI, 0.24-0.99; p = 0.047) reported statistically significant lower satisfaction. Additional free-text responses were identified in 21% of respondents, with the majority of comments indicating wishes for improvements clustered around communication with the medical team or sleeping environment of families and patients. CONCLUSIONS High capture rates of family satisfaction in the PICU can be obtained with a PICU-specific survey, limiting barriers to completion by including family preferences, and distributing in the PICU setting. Less than two-third of PICU families are highly satisfied; patients of Hispanic ethnicity and those with high social stressors predict low satisfaction, whereas illness severity, age, and PICU length of stay did not have statistical significance. Local improvement teams can use this approach to drive enhanced satisfaction.
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Petit-Steeghs V, Pittens CACM, Barnhoorn MJM, Broerse JEW. "The challenge of managing insecurities": Parents' experiences with the care for their child with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J SPEC PEDIATR NURS 2019; 24:e12247. [PMID: 31025826 PMCID: PMC6767506 DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE Last decennia remarkable advances have been made in decreasing the mortality rate of children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), resulting in a relatively growing patient group with long-term complications and complex care needs. These consequences have a huge impact on the quality of life of both children and their families. To provide practical recommendations for improving the quality of care for this patient group, the present study sought to obtain insights into the experiences and needs of parents with a child with CDH. DESIGN AND METHODS A qualitative study was conducted on the experiences and needs of parents with a child with CDH living in the Netherlands. Data was obtained by means of a discourse analyses of 17 weblogs written by parents and three online focus groups with 8-12 parents per group (n = 29). The data was analysed thematically and structured by using the model of Lawoko (2007) on parental satisfaction with care. RESULTS Although parents were generally satisfied with the delivered care, they frequently encountered challenges in managing insecurities throughout the care process. Besides the unpredictable disease progress, insecurities were exacerbated by: (a) limited specialized knowledge of long-term consequences, (b) logistical problems, and (c) nontransparent communication. Providing security through, for instance, a clear care plan and by engaging parents in the decision-making process helped them feel more in control. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS This study showed that parents' main challenge was to manage insecurities. Creating securities by providing a care plan and involving parents in the decision-making process helped parents to feel more in control. To improve quality of care for children with CDH, future measures should, therefore, focus on reducing insecurities by managing expectations, improving transparency and stimulating engagement.
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Hagen IH, Iversen VC, Nesset E, Orner R, Svindseth MF. Parental satisfaction with neonatal intensive care units: a quantitative cross-sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:37. [PMID: 30646901 PMCID: PMC6332571 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3854-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients and users experiences are useful for monitoring the quality of the hospital provisions and to improve health care delivery. Research results on associations between parental satisfaction and their socio-demographic status are inconclusive. We have also found a scarcity of research on the associations between parental satisfaction and standards of neonatal intensive care (NICU) services. We used the Neonatal Satisfaction Survey (NSS-8) to collect data to explore associations between parental satisfaction and socio-demographic variables and, associations between parents' satisfaction and NICU care-services. METHODS A total of 568 parents from six different NICUs geographically dispersed in Norway completed the (NSS-8). All responses were rated and analysed using nonparametric analyses and logistic regression. RESULTS Support from families and friends is the most important sociodemographic area which links to reported levels of parental satisfaction. The most important areas for parents' satisfaction with NICU care services include the decision making processes regarding the infant, respect and empathy from staff, and the continuity of treatment and care. Parents were least satisfied with how NICUs facilitate ongoing care for siblings, parents and infants during later stages of their hospital stay. Parents reported being in need of more guidance and training in meeting their child's needs. CONCLUSION To increase and sustain parents' satisfaction with NICU care considerations should be given to separate elements of the total provision made for affected families. This study suggests that health personnel could address the needs of all family members as these evolve through phases of their stays in hospitals; be more attentive to parents with very preterm infants and parents with long NICU admissions; provide support to siblings; and give more attention to parents' needs for continuity of care, follow-up, and information.
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- Inger Hilde Hagen
- NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postbox 1517, 6025 Aalesund, Norway
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- St Olav’s University Hospital HF, Tiller District Psychiatric Center, Trondheim, Norway
- Norwegian of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postbox 1517, 6025 Aalesund, Norway
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- College of Social Science. University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN6 7TS UK
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Parent's experiences of their child's withdrawal syndrome: a driver for reciprocal nurse-parent partnership in withdrawal assessment. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2018; 50:71-78. [PMID: 30224222 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Withdrawal assessment in critically ill children is complicated by the reliance on non-specific behaviours and compounded when the child's typical behaviours are unknown. The existing approach to withdrawal assessment assumes that nurses elicit the parents' view of the child's behaviours. OBJECTIVE AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This qualitative study explored parents' perspectives of their child's withdrawal and preferences for involvement and participation in withdrawal assessment. Parents of eleven children were interviewed after their child had completed sedation weaning during recovery from critical illness. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. SETTING A large children's hospital in the Northwest of England. FINDINGS Parents experienced varying degrees of partnership in the context of withdrawal assessment and identified information deficits which contributed to their distress of parenting a child with withdrawal syndrome. Most parents were eager to participate in withdrawal assessment and reported instances where their knowledge enabled a personalised interpretation of their child's behaviours. Reflecting on the reciprocal nature of the information deficits resulted in the development of a model for nurse-parent collaboration in withdrawal assessment. CONCLUSION Facilitating nurse-parent collaboration in withdrawal assessment may have reciprocal benefits by moderating parental stress and aiding the assessment and management of withdrawal syndrome.
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Dall'Oglio I, Mascolo R, Gawronski O, Tiozzo E, Portanova A, Ragni A, Alvaro R, Rocco G, Latour JM. A systematic review of instruments for assessing parent satisfaction with family-centred care in neonatal intensive care units. Acta Paediatr 2018; 107:391-402. [PMID: 29239021 DOI: 10.1111/apa.14186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This systematic review synthesised and described instruments measuring parent satisfaction with the increasing standard practice of family-centred care (FCC) in neonatal intensive care units. We evaluated 11 studies published from January 2006 to March 2016: two studies validated a parent satisfaction questionnaire, and nine developed or modified previous questionnaires to use as outcome measures in their local settings. Most instruments were not tested on reliability and validity. CONCLUSION Only two validated instruments included all six of the FCC principles and could assess parent satisfaction with FCC in neonatal intensive care units and be considered as outcome indicators for further research.
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- Immacolata Dall'Oglio
- Professional Development; Continuing Education and Nursing Research Service; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital; IRCCS; Rome Italy
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention; University of Rome Tor Vergata; Rome Italy
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- Professional Development; Continuing Education and Nursing Research Service; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital; IRCCS; Rome Italy
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- Professional Development; Continuing Education and Nursing Research Service; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital; IRCCS; Rome Italy
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention; University of Rome Tor Vergata; Rome Italy
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- Professional Development; Continuing Education and Nursing Research Service; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital; IRCCS; Rome Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital; IRCCS; Rome Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital; IRCCS; Rome Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention; University of Rome Tor Vergata; Rome Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship of IPASVI Rome Nursing College; Rome Italy
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery; Faculty of Health and Human Sciences; Plymouth University; Plymouth UK
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Angelino E, Gragnano A, Miglioretti M. Measuring family satisfaction with inpatient rehabilitation care. Int J Health Care Qual Assur 2017; 29:33-47. [PMID: 26771060 DOI: 10.1108/ijhcqa-03-2015-0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to investigate the psychometric characteristics of the Questionnaire of Family members' Satisfaction about the Rehabilitation (QFSR), a new questionnaire assessing the satisfaction of patients' families with the in-hospital rehabilitation service, i.e., the organizational procedure, medical treatment, relationship with nurses/other health workers, and outcome. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The QFSR (13 items) was administered to 1,226 (F=60.4 percent; mean age=57.4, SD 15 years) family members of patients admitted to two units for inpatient rehabilitation, i.e., cardiovascular and neuromotor. FINDINGS Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed the theoretical four-factor structure of the questionnaire in a subsample of 308 respondents randomly selected from the sample (SB χ² (61)=57.4, p=0.61; RMSEA=0.0; 90 percent CI [0.0, 0.031], CFI=1.00). The remaining 708 respondents (393 relatives of cardiovascular unit inpatients and 315 relatives of neuromotor unit inpatients) were used to test measurement invariance between the groups of family members with patients in the two units. The configurial, scalar, and strict factorial invariance provided a good fit to the data. ORIGINALITY/VALUE The QFSR, specifically developed to measure the satisfaction of family members of patients undergoing rehabilitation, appears to be a promising brief questionnaire that can provide important indications for continuous improvement in the delivery of healthcare.
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- Elisabetta Angelino
- Department of Psychology, Major Hospital Center, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Turin, Italy
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Grandjean C, Latour JM, Cotting J, Fazan MC, Leteurtre S, Ramelet AS. Measurement of parent satisfaction in the paediatric intensive care unit - Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric equivalence for the French-speaking version of the EMPATHIC-65 questionnaire. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2016; 38:40-45. [PMID: 27776897 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Within paediatric intensive care units (PICUs), only a few parent satisfaction instruments are validated and none are available for French-speaking parents. The aims of the study were to translate and culturally adapt the Dutch EMPATHIC-65 questionnaire into a French version and to test its psychometric equivalence. METHODS Two French-speaking PICUs in Switzerland and France participated. The questionnaire was translated using a standardised method and parents with PICU experience were interviewed to assess clarity of the translated version. Secondly, parents of children hospitalised for at least 24 hours and who were fluent in French, were invited to complete the French translated version of the EMPATHIC-65 questionnaire. Reliability and validity measures were used to examine its psychometric equivalence. RESULTS The overall mean clarity agreement reached 90.2% by 17 French-speaking parents. Eight unclear items have subsequently been reworded. One hundred seventy-two parents completed the French version questionnaire. Reliability and convergent validity have been confirmed by an adequate internal consistency (0.59-0.89) and convergent validity (rs 0.25-0.63, p<0.01). CONCLUSION Psychometric equivalence of the French EMPATHIC-65 questionnaire highlights the appropriateness of relying on available valid instrument to expand the availability of health instrument measure in French.
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- Chantal Grandjean
- Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, University of Lausanne, Medical and Surgical Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Biopôle II, route de la Corniche 10, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, 3 Portland Villas, Room 101, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, United Kingdom.
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Medical and Surgical Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University of Lausanne, rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Medical and Surgical Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University of Lausanne, rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Lille, CHU Lille, EA 2694, Santé publique: épidémiologie et qualité des soins, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, University of Lausanne, Medical and Surgical Department of Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Biopôle II, route de la Corniche 10, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Abuqamar M, Arabiat DH, Holmes S. Parents' Perceived Satisfaction of Care, Communication and Environment of the Pediatric Intensive Care Units at a Tertiary Children's Hospital. J Pediatr Nurs 2016; 31:e177-84. [PMID: 26803562 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study aims to identify parental perceptions on pediatric intensive care-related satisfaction within three domains: environment, child's care provided and communication. In addition, it aims to identify whether parent's socio-demographics and child's clinical variables predict parents' perceived satisfaction. In this study, a total of 123 parents whose child received care in the PICU of a tertiary children's hospital in Amman completed the Arabic version of the parents satisfaction survey (PSS). A cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational design was used to collect data. All data were collected between June and October of 2013. Central tendency measures and percentages of replies for each domain revealed that at least 7 items were rated poorly satisfied. More than half of the parents were not satisfied with the noise level of the PICU, the time nurses spent at the child's bedside, as well as the way the healthcare team prepare them for the child's admission. Almost 90% of the parents believed that the nurses ignored their child's needs by not listening to parents and by responding slowly to child's needs. Stepwise regression analysis showed that that the number of hospital admissions, health insurance and the severity of illness was the main predictor of parents' satisfaction. In conclusion, the availability of health care professionals, the support and the information they share with the child's parents are all significant to parent's satisfaction and hence to better quality of care. Targeting the domains of low satisfaction reported by the parents could increase parent's satisfaction and achieve quality improvement required for this population.
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- Maram Abuqamar
- Princess Muna College of Nursing, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia; Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Salins N, Deodhar J, Muckaden MA. Intensive Care Unit death and factors influencing family satisfaction of Intensive Care Unit care. Indian J Crit Care Med 2016; 20:97-103. [PMID: 27076710 PMCID: PMC4810940 DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.175942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Family satisfaction of Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU) care is believed to be associated with ICU survival and ICU outcomes. A review of literature was done to determine factors influencing FS-ICU care in ICU deaths. RESULTS Factors that positively influenced FS-ICU care were (a) communication: Honesty, accuracy, active listening, emphatic statements, consistency, and clarity; (b) family support: Respect, compassion, courtesy, considering family needs and wishes, and emotional and spiritual support; (c) family meetings: Meaningful explanation and frequency of meetings; (d) decision-making: Shared decision-making; (e) end of life care support: Support during foregoing life-sustaining interventions and staggered withdrawal of life support; (f) ICU environment: Flexibility of visiting hours and safe hospital environment; and (g) other factors: Control of pain and physical symptoms, palliative care consultation, and family-centered care. Factors that negatively influenced FS-ICU care were (a) communication: Incomplete information and unable to interpret information provided; (b) family support: Lack of emotional and spiritual support; (c) family meetings: Conflicts and short family meetings; (d) end of life care support: Resuscitation at end of life, mechanical ventilation on day of death, ICU death of an elderly, prolonged use of life-sustaining treatment, and unfamiliar technology; and (e) ICU environment: Restrictive visitation policies and families denied access to see the dying loved ones. CONCLUSION Families of the patients admitted to ICU value respect, compassion, empathy, communication, involvement in decision-making, pain and symptom relief, avoiding futile medical interventions, and dignified end of life care.
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- Naveen Salins
- Department of Palliative Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Carnevale FA, Farrell C, Cremer R, Séguret S, Canouï P, Leclerc F, Lacroix J, Hubert P. Communication in pediatric critical care: A proposal for an evidence-informed framework. J Child Health Care 2016; 20:27-36. [PMID: 25038056 DOI: 10.1177/1367493514540817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of this investigation was to conduct a comprehensive examination of communication between parents and health care professionals (HCPs) in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). A secondary analysis was performed on data from 3 previous qualitative studies, which included 30 physicians, 37 nurses, and 38 parents in France and Quebec (Canada). All three studies examined a mix of cases where children either survived or died. All data referring to communication between parents (and patients when applicable) and HCPs were examined to identity themes that related to communication. Thematic categories for parents and HCPs were developed. Three interrelated dimensions of communication were identified: (1) informational communication, (2) relational communication, and (3) communication and parental coping. Specific themes were identified for each of these 3 dimensions in relation to parental concerns as well as HCP concerns. This investigation builds on prior research by advancing a comprehensive analysis of PICU communication that includes (a) cases where life-sustaining treatments were withdrawn or withheld as well as cases where they were maintained, (b) data from HCPs as well as parents, and (c) investigations conducted in 4 different sites. An evidence-informed conceptual framework is proposed for PICU communication between parents and HCPs. We also outline priorities for the development of practice, education, and research.
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Ziniel SI, Connor JA, Graham D, Kupiec JK, Rauscher NA, Growdon AS, Berger A, Jenkins KJ, Harris SK. Development and psychometric characteristics of the pediatric inpatient experience survey (PIES). Int J Qual Health Care 2016; 28:191-9. [PMID: 26796484 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study the psychometric properties of the Pediatric Inpatient Experience Survey (PIES), a mail and phone survey for parent reporting of family-centered aspects of inpatient care experiences. DESIGN Two waves of cross-sectional survey data were collected by mail and phone in 2009 to design a measurement instrument with good psychometric characteristics. Additional cross-sectional data from a mail administration in 2011 confirmed the measurement domains. SETTING Free-standing pediatric hospital in the northeastern USA. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of English-speaking parents of hospitalized children, stratified by patient type (medical versus surgical) and previous stays at this hospital (yes versus no), constituted the instrument design phase. Four hundred and seventy-nine (63%) of those approached agreed to participate and were randomly assigned to mail or phone survey administration. Four hundred and one of these respondents completed the first wave of the survey and 354 respondents completed the second wave. A shortened instrument was mailed to parents randomly selected from patient discharge records. Data from 929 parents (response rate: 36.2%) were used for confirmatory analysis of the created measurement domains. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The main outcome measures of this psychometric validation study were individual item performance, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity. RESULTS The resulting survey includes 61 items with 35 rating items with satisfactory test-retest reliability loading on eight domains. The factor structure was supported by Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis. The survey supported construct validity in distinguishing between medical versus surgical and first time versus previous hospital stay groups known to differ with regard to satisfaction. Comparing mail and phone administrations, differences in scores were exacerbated in domain scores and showed the need for mode adjustment. CONCLUSION PIES shows satisfactory test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity. A new domain measuring emotional connectedness to staff and the hospital is highly correlated with overall satisfaction.
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- Sonja I Ziniel
- Program for Patient Safety and Quality, Center for Patient Safety and Quality Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Program for Patient Safety and Quality, Center for Patient Safety and Quality Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Program for Patient Safety and Quality, Center for Patient Safety and Quality Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Program for Patient Safety and Quality, Center for Patient Safety and Quality Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Program for Patient Safety and Quality, Center for Patient Safety and Quality Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Department of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Questionnaires on Family Satisfaction in the Adult ICU: A Systematic Review Including Psychometric Properties. Crit Care Med 2015; 43:1731-44. [PMID: 25821917 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000000980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To perform a systematic review of the literature to determine which questionnaires are currently available to measure family satisfaction with care on the ICU and to provide an overview of their quality by evaluating their psychometric properties. DATA SOURCES We searched PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and CINAHL from inception to October 30, 2013. STUDY SELECTION Experimental and observational research articles reporting on questionnaires on family satisfaction and/or needs in the ICU were included. Two reviewers determined eligibility. DATA EXTRACTION Design, application mode, language, and the number of studies of the tools were registered. With this information, the tools were globally categorized according to validity and reliability: level I (well-established quality), II (approaching well-established quality), III (promising quality), or IV (unconfirmed quality). The quality of the highest level (I) tools was assessed by further examination of the psychometric properties and sample size of the studies. DATA SYNTHESIS The search detected 3,655 references, from which 135 articles were included. We found 27 different tools that assessed overall or circumscribed aspects of family satisfaction with ICU care. Only four questionnaires were categorized as level I: the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory, the Society of Critical Care Medicine Family Needs Assessment, the Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey, and the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit. Studies on these questionnaires were of good sample size (n ≥ 100) and showed adequate data on face/content validity and internal consistency. Studies on the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory, the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit also contained sufficient data on inter-rater/test-retest reliability, responsiveness, and feasibility. In general, data on measures of central tendency and sensitivity to change were scarce. CONCLUSIONS Of all the questionnaires found, the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory and the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit were the most reliable and valid in relation to their psychometric properties. However, a universal "best questionnaire" is indefinable because it depends on the specific goal, context, and population used in the inquiry.
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Palad YY, Madriaga GO. Reliability of the Filipino version of the Parent Satisfaction Scale: A preliminary study. Hong Kong Physiother J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Hagen IH, Vadset TB, Barstad J, Svindseth MF. Development and validation of Neonatal Satisfaction Survey--NSS-13. Scand J Caring Sci 2014; 29:395-406. [PMID: 24953140 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a survey to investigate parents' satisfaction with neonatal wards in a population of parents of children with a gestation age of ≥24 weeks to 3 months after full-term birth. METHOD We explored the literature and conducted three focus groups: two with expert health personnel and one with parents. We tested the survey in a parent population (N = 105) and report the different stages in the validation process along with the full survey, the Neonatal Satisfaction Survey - 13 categories (NSS-13). RESULTS We found 13 subcategories in the Neonatal Satisfaction Survey. The subcategories measure parents' satisfaction with neonatal units based on staff, admission, nurses, anxiety, siblings (parents' perceptions of caring for the siblings of the newborn), information, timeout, doctors, facilities, nutrition, preparation for discharge, trust and visitors. Each subcategory showed acceptable internal consistency. The full version of the Neonatal Satisfaction Survey presents 69 items, and each subcategory contains two to eleven items. CONCLUSION The Neonatal Satisfaction Survey seems suitable to measure parents' satisfaction with neonatal units and can be used in full, but it can also measure subcategories. Parents' satisfaction with neonatal units can be used to improve the quality in such wards. We consider this study as the first in a series to validate the NSS-13. The full survey with subcategories is presented in this paper.
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- Inger H Hagen
- Aalesund University College, Aalesund, Norway.,Department of Pediatrics, Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust, Aalesund Hospital, Aalesund, Norway
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- Aalesund University College, Aalesund, Norway.,Department of Pediatrics, Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust, Aalesund Hospital, Aalesund, Norway
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Solheim E, Garratt AM. Parent experiences of inpatient pediatric care in relation to health care delivery and sociodemographic characteristics: results of a Norwegian national survey. BMC Health Serv Res 2013; 13:512. [PMID: 24325153 PMCID: PMC3866943 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background The national survey of parent experiences with inpatient pediatric care contribute to the Norwegian system of health care quality indicators. This article reports on the statistical association between parent experiences of inpatient pediatric care and aspects of health care delivery, child health status and health outcome as assessed by the parents, and the parents’ sociodemographic characteristics. Methods 6,160 parents of children who were inpatients at one of Norway’s 20 pediatric departments in 2005 were contacted to take part in a survey that included the Parent Experience of Pediatric Care questionnaire. It includes 25 items that form six scales measuring parent experiences: doctor services, hospital facilities, information discharge, information about examinations and tests, nursing services and organization. The six scales were analyzed using OLS-regression. Results 3,308 (53.8%) responded. Mean scores ranged from 62.81 (organization) to 72.80 (hospital facilities) on a 0–100 scale where 100 is the best possible experience. Disappointment with staff, unexpected waiting, information regarding new medication, whether the staff were successful in easing the child’s pain, incorrect treatment and number of previous admissions had a statistically significant association with at least five of the PEPC scale scores. Disappointment with staff had the strongest association. Most sociodemographic characteristics had weak or no associations with parent experiences. Conclusions The complete relief of the child’s pain, reducing unexpected waiting and disappointment with staff, and providing good information about new medication are aspects of health care that should be considered in initiatives designed to improve parent experiences. In the Norwegian context parent experiences vary little by parents’ sociodemographic characteristics.
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- Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Postboks 7004 St Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway.
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Weis J, Zoffmann V, Egerod I. Enhancing person-centred communication in NICU: a comparative thematic analysis. Nurs Crit Care 2013; 20:287-98. [PMID: 24237931 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Aims of this article were (a) to explore how parents of premature infants experience guided family-centred care (GFCC), and (b) to compare how parents receiving GFCC versus standard care (SC) describe nurse-parent communication in the neonatal intensive care unit. BACKGROUND Family-centred care (FCC) is acknowledged as fundamental to supporting parents of premature infants, and communication is central to this practice. Accordingly, nurses need good communication skills. GFCC is an intervention developed to improve nurse-parent communication in the neonatal intensive care unit. This intervention helps nurses to realize person-centred communication as an approach to optimize contemporary practice. DESIGN Our qualitative study had a descriptive and comparative design using semi-structured interviews to explore the parent's experience of GFCC. METHODS We conducted 10 dyad interviews with parents (n = 20) and two individual interviews with mothers of premature infants (n = 2). Parents in the intervention group versus SC group were 13 versus 9. Thematic analysis was applied. FINDINGS GFCC was generally experienced as supportive. Three interrelated themes were identified that illustrated how the intervention helped parents cope as persons, parents and couples: (a) discovering and expressing emotions, (b) reaching a deeper level of communication, and (c) obtaining mutual understanding. In contrast, SC communication was more superficial and less structured. Factors such as inaccessibility of nurses, inability to ask for assistance and parent popularity impaired successful communication. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Our study suggested that compared to SC, GFCC provided structured delivery of supportive communication between nurses and parents of premature infants. The intervention promoted the discovery of the parents' individual preferences and concerns, which enabled more focused communication, and set the stage for better nurse-parent and parent-parent understanding. We recommend GFCC as a method to improve communication in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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- Department of Neonatology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Health and Medical Sciences and Trauma Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Psychometric evaluation of a modified version of the family satisfaction in the ICU survey in parents/caregivers of critically ill children*. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2013; 14:e350-6. [PMID: 23863815 PMCID: PMC7033743 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e3182917705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit 24 (FS-ICU 24) survey consists of two domains (overall care and medical decision-making) and was validated only for family members of adult patients in the ICU. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the internal consistency and construct validity of the FS-ICU 24 survey modified for parents/caregivers of pediatric patients (Pediatric Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit 24 [pFS-ICU 24]) by comparing it to McPherson's PICU satisfaction survey, in a similar racial/ethnic population as the original Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit validation studies (English-speaking Caucasian adults). We hypothesized that the pFS-ICU 24 would be psychometrically sound to assess satisfaction of parents/caregivers with critically ill children. DESIGN A prospective survey examination of the pFS-ICU 24 was performed (1/2011-12/2011). Participants completed the pFS-ICU 24 and McPherson's survey with the order of administration alternated with each consecutive participant to control for order effects (nonrandomized). Cronbach's alphas (α) were calculated to examine internal consistency reliability, and Pearson correlations were calculated to examine construct validity. SETTING University-affiliated, children's hospital, cardiothoracic ICU. SUBJECTS English-speaking Caucasian parents/caregivers of children less than 18 years old admitted to the ICU (on hospital day 3 or 4) were approached to participate if they were at the bedside for greater than or equal to 2 days. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Fifty parents/caregivers completed the surveys (mean age ± SD = 36.2±9.6 yr; 56% mothers). The α for the pFS-ICU 24 was 0.95 and 0.92 for McPherson's survey. Overall, responses for the pFS-ICU 24 and McPherson's survey were significantly correlated (r = 0.73; p < 0.01). The average overall pFS-ICU 24 satisfaction score was 92.6 ± 8.3. The average pFS-ICU 24 satisfaction with care domain and medical decision-making domain scores were 93.3 ± 8.8 and 91.2 ± 8.9, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The pFS-ICU 24 is a psychometrically sound measure of satisfaction with care and medical decision-making of parents/caregivers with children in the ICU.
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Latour JM, Duivenvoorden HJ, Tibboel D, Hazelzet JA. The shortened EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care 30 questionnaire adequately measured parent satisfaction in pediatric intensive care units. J Clin Epidemiol 2013; 66:1045-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 01/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ebrahim S, Singh S, S. Parshuram C. Parental satisfaction, involvement, and presence after pediatric intensive care unit admission. J Crit Care 2013; 28:40-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop and test the psychometric properties of the EMPATHIC-N (EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care-Neonatology) questionnaire measuring parent satisfaction. DESIGN A psychometric study testing the reliability and validity of a parent satisfaction questionnaire by applying confirmatory factor analysis including standardized factor loadings and subsequently Cronbach's α reliability estimates across time, congruent validity, and nondifferential validity testing. SETTING A 30-bed neonatal intensive care unit in a university hospital. PATIENTS Two cohorts with a total of 441 parents whose child was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, January to December 2009. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS In the first cohort, 220 of 339 (65%) parents responded; in the second cohort, 59 of 102 (58%) parents responded. Structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a sufficient model fit of 57 statements within five domains: Information, Care & Treatment, Organization, Parental Participation, and Professional Attitude. Standardized factor loading of these statements were between 0.58 and 0.91. Reliability measures, Cronbach's α, of the domains ranged from 0.82 to 0.95. Reliability across time showed no evidence of statistically significant differences between the domains. Congruent validity was confirmed by a good correlation (p = .01) between the domains and four general satisfaction questions. Nondifferential validity showed no significant effect sizes between the infants' characteristics and the domains, except between ventilated infants and parent participation statements and infants ≥30 wks gestational age and organizational statements. CONCLUSIONS The EMPATHIC-N questionnaire is a valid quality performance indicator to measure the delivered care as perceived by parents.
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Migration background and patient satisfaction in a pediatric nephrology outpatient clinic. Pediatr Nephrol 2012; 27:1309-16. [PMID: 22366897 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2133-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Revised: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND We examined the association of a migration background and patient satisfaction in a pediatric nephrology outpatient clinic in Germany. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 348 families presenting at the Pediatric Nephrology Outpatient Department of Charité University Children's Hospital in Berlin during 2008. Parents were asked to complete a questionnaire containing basic sociodemographic information, a subjective categorical rating of disease severity and communication with the medical team, and a validated patient satisfaction score (ZUF-8) derived from a customer satisfaction score used by industry and modified for healthcare providers. RESULTS Of the 348 families included in the study, 131 patients (38 %) had a migration background (20 different nationalities, 22 different native languages). Patient satisfaction (rated on a scale from 8 to 40) was significantly higher in families without (32.9 ± 4.6) than in those with a migration background (30.8 ± 4.7; p < 0.0001). A multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that trust in doctors, friendliness of the doctor, severity of the child's disease, number of medications prescribed, and a migration background were significantly and independently correlated with patient satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS Migrant families were less satisfied with the provision of the outpatient care provided by our department than non-migrants.
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Meert KL, Schim SM, Briller SH. Parental bereavement needs in the pediatric intensive care unit: review of available measures. J Palliat Med 2011; 14:951-64. [PMID: 21631370 PMCID: PMC3146746 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are highly technological settings in which advanced care is used to restore health to critically ill children; however, they are also places where children die. Understanding the needs of parents bereaved in this setting is essential for better family care. OBJECTIVE To systematically review the extant literature to identify instruments potentially useful for assessing the needs of parents bereaved in the PICU. METHODS We searched PubMed™, CINAHL™, and Health and Psychosocial Instruments™ for tools to assess family needs during a relative's hospitalization. From 357 abstracts, 96 articles were reviewed that described 31 instruments. Fifteen instruments were selected based on their (1) use with parents and/or the bereaved, (2) use in PICU, neonatal intensive care, or pediatric wards, (3) measurement of family needs or related constructs, and (4) published psychometrics. Need-related constructs included satisfaction with family care and environmental stress since these have been related to met and unmet needs, respectively. RESULTS No instruments specifically designed to assess the needs of parents bereaved in the PICU were identified. Most tools reviewed showed validity and reliability in the populations and settings for which the tools were intended; however, validity and reliability were not established for parents bereaved in the PICU. No tools addressed the full range of needs for parents bereaved in the PICU. CONCLUSIONS A new instrument is needed to adequately assess the needs of parents bereaved in the PICU. Patient conditions, illness trajectories, and life course perspectives must be considered in designing a new tool.
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- Children's Hospital of Michigan, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Matziou V, Boutopoulou B, Chrysostomou A, Vlachioti E, Mantziou T, Petsios K. Parents' satisfaction concerning their child's hospital care. Jpn J Nurs Sci 2011; 8:163-73. [PMID: 22117580 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2010.00171.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To explore parents' satisfaction concerning their child's care during hospitalization and its determinants. METHODS A descriptive, non-experimental correlational design was used. The data collection was based on interviews using a 63 item questionnaire, the Swedish Pyramid Questionnaire. The parents of 206 children (hospitalized in two pediatric and two surgical units) participated in the study. RESULTS The independent t-test results demonstrated that the parents showed greater satisfaction with staff attitudes and medical treatment, whereas they were less satisfied with the information concerning routines and the staff work environment. The stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that adequacy of care, adequate pain management, parents' involvement in care, a trusting relationship, and staff attitudes were the most important determinants of parental satisfaction. CONCLUSION Interventions in pediatric care should include measurements of parental and child satisfaction as a tool to assess the quality of care.
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- Vasiliki Matziou
- Faculty of Nursing, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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A qualitative study exploring the experiences of parents of children admitted to seven Dutch pediatric intensive care units. Intensive Care Med 2010; 37:319-25. [PMID: 21063674 PMCID: PMC3028069 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2074-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore parents' experiences during the admission of their children to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHOD Qualitative method using in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis was applied to capture parents' experiences. Thirty-nine mothers and 25 fathers of 41 children admitted to seven of the eight PICUs in university medical centers in The Netherlands were interviewed. RESULTS Parents were interviewed within 1 month after their child's discharge from a PICU. Thematic analysis identified 1,514 quotations that were coded into 63 subthemes. The subthemes were categorized into six major themes: attitude of the professionals; coordination of care; emotional intensity; information management; environmental factors; parent participation. Most themes had an overarching relationship representing the array of experiences encountered by parents when their child was staying in a PICU. The theme of emotional intensity was in particular associated with all the other themes. CONCLUSIONS The findings provided a range of themes and subthemes describing the complexity of the parental experiences of a PICU admission. The subthemes present a systematic and thematic basis for the development of a quantitative instrument to measure parental experiences and satisfaction with care. The findings of this study have important clinical implications related to the deeper understanding of parental experiences and improving family-centered care.
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Construction and psychometric testing of the EMPATHIC questionnaire measuring parent satisfaction in the pediatric intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med 2010; 37:310-8. [PMID: 20848078 PMCID: PMC3028088 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2042-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2010] [Accepted: 07/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Purpose To construct and test the reliability and validity of the EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care (EMPATHIC) questionnaire measuring parent satisfaction in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods Structured development and psychometric testing of a parent satisfaction-with-care instrument with the results of two cohorts of parents (n = 2,046) from eight PICUs in the Netherlands. Results In the first cohort, 667/1,055 (63%) parents participated followed by 551/991 (56%) parents in the second cohort. The empirical structure of the instrument was established by confirmatory factor analysis with the first sample of parents confirming 65 statements within five theoretically conceptualized domains: information, care and cure, organization, parental participation, and professional attitude. The standardized factor loadings were greater than 0.40 in 63 statements. Cronbach’s α, a measure of reliability, per domain ranged from 0.73 to 0.93 in both cohorts with no significant difference documenting the reliability over time. Beside rigorous content and face validity, the congruent validity of the instrument showed adequate correlation with four gold standard questions measuring overall satisfaction. The non-differential validity was confirmed with no significant differences between the population characteristics and the domains, except that parents with a child for a surgical admission were more satisfied on information issues. Conclusions The final EMPATHIC questionnaire incorporates 65 statements. The empirical structure of the satisfaction statements and domains was satisfactory. The reliability and validity proved to be adequate. The EMPATHIC questionnaire is a valid quality performance indicator to measure quality of care as perceived by parents.
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Latour JM, Hazelzet JA, Duivenvoorden HJ, van Goudoever JB. Perceptions of parents, nurses, and physicians on neonatal intensive care practices. J Pediatr 2010; 157:215-220.e3. [PMID: 20359714 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2009] [Revised: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 02/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify satisfaction with neonatal intensive care as viewed by parents and healthcare professionals and to explore similarities and differences between parents and healthcare professionals. STUDY DESIGN A 3-round Delphi method to identify neonatal care issues (round 1) and to determine the importance of these issues (rounds 2 and 3) was conducted among nurses (n = 84) and physicians (n = 14), followed by an exploratory survey among parents (n = 259). Main outcome measures were 92 neonatal care-related items. RESULTS Sixty-eight nurses and 13 physicians completed all 3 rounds. The first round yielded 419 neonatal care related statements, which were clustered into 92 items. The survey was completed by 148 (57%) parents. Parents rated 25 of 92 care items significantly higher than did the professionals (effect size of Cohen's d, 0.31 to 1.14, P <or= .02). Two items related to medication administration had the largest effect size. Professionals rated 7 items significantly higher than did parents (Cohen's d, -0.31 to -0.58, P <or= .04). One of these was assigning a physician and a nurse to the parents. Three were related to multicultural care. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed disparities between parents and neonatal intensive care unit staff on a number of care issues reflecting incongruity in recognizing parents' desires.
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- Jos M Latour
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess whether a targeted intervention improved the satisfaction of neonatal parents with primary medical provider communication. STUDY DESIGN The study design was a survey assessment of parents in a neonatal intensive care unit regarding their satisfaction with physician and nurse practitioner communication. Serial cohorts were surveyed before and after an intervention, including educating providers about family communication, distributing contact cards to families and showing a poster of providers in the unit. RESULT More subjects in the post-intervention cohort (n=33) were satisfied (95%) with provider communication than in the pre-intervention cohort (n=50, 74%; P<0.01). Parents who reported talking with a provider in the previous 7 days were more satisfied than parents who did not (P<0.001). After the intervention, fewer families (36 versus 65%) reported a desire for more frequent provider contact (P<0.01). CONCLUSION A targeted intervention improved parent satisfaction with provider communication. Improving the quality and quantity of parent-provider communication increased parent satisfaction with communication with their baby's medical providers.
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van Dijk M, Poley MJ, Gischler SJ, Mazer P, Ijsselstijn H, Tibboel D, Latour JM. Parental satisfaction with follow-up services for children with major anatomical congenital anomalies. Child Care Health Dev 2010; 36:101-9. [PMID: 19719767 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01014.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since 1999 a multidisciplinary follow-up programme for parents and children with major anatomical congenital anomalies is in place in our hospital, run by a dedicated team. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the services of this team from a parental perspective. METHODS Parents completed a questionnaire including open and closed questions about satisfaction with the various professional disciplines involved in the follow-up, statements on usefulness of the follow-up services and suggestions for improvement. RESULTS Four hundred and sixty-nine surveys were sent out, of which 71% were returned. Non-responding parents included significantly more parents of non-Dutch origin (P= 0.038) and parents who never responded to invitations for follow-up examinations (P < 0.001). Parental satisfaction differed for the various disciplines. Eighty per cent of the parents were (very) satisfied with the social worker, compared with 92% with nurses. More than half of the parents agreed that the follow-up services give peace of mind. Almost a quarter of parents, however, considered the follow-up services as redundant. The children of these parents had significantly shorter intensive care unit stay (P= 0.02), were older at the time of the questionnaire (P= 0.04), of higher socio-economic status (P= 0.001) and less likely to be of non-Dutch origin (P= 0.008). Sixty-one per cent of the parents had contacted the 24-h helpline. Ninety per cent of the parents were satisfied with the intensive care unit, almost 80% with the general ward. CONCLUSION Overall, parents were satisfied with the services of the follow-up team. Some parents, however, saw room for improvement related to better communication, recognizability of the team and better planning and organization.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, PO Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Construction of a parent satisfaction instrument: Perceptions of pediatric intensive care nurses and physicians. J Crit Care 2009; 24:255-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2007] [Revised: 05/13/2008] [Accepted: 06/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Perceptions of parents on satisfaction with care in the pediatric intensive care unit: the EMPATHIC study. Intensive Care Med 2009; 35:1082-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1491-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2008] [Accepted: 03/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Parents are important partners who collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care. This article discusses a framework for action toward quality improvement in pediatric intensive care by parental empowerment through parent satisfaction with care. Incorporating the concepts of family-centered care and parental needs and experiences into a parent satisfaction instrument may provide quality improvement projects based on the empowerment of parents and eventually may facilitate the implementation and evaluation of quality initiatives.
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- Jos M Latour
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Sp 1539, P.O. Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Latour JM, Haines C. Families in the ICU: do we truly consider their needs, experiences and satisfaction? Nurs Crit Care 2008; 12:173-4. [PMID: 17883596 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2007.00234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Amari E, Murray DM, Vandebeek C, Montgomery CJ, Skarsgard E, Warnock F, Ansermino MJ. Measuring the Quality of Pediatric Day Surgery Care. J Healthc Qual 2007; 29:36-44, 49. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2007.tb00223.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Garratt AM, Bjertnaes OA, Barlinn J. Parent experiences of paediatric care (PEPC) questionnaire: reliability and validity following a national survey. Acta Paediatr 2007; 96:246-52. [PMID: 17429914 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00049.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To describe the development and evaluation of a parent completed questionnaire to measure parent experiences of inpatient paediatric care, the parent experiences of paediatric care (PEPC). METHODS Literature review, parent interviews, pre-testing and a national survey of 6144 parents of children who were inpatients at one of the 20 paediatric departments within Norway in 2005. RESULTS Three thousand three hundred and eight (53.8%) parents responded to the questionnaire. Low levels of missing data suggest that the PEPC is acceptable. The questionnaire includes six scales as supported by the results of factor analysis: nursing services (seven items), doctor services (five items), organisation (four items), information--examinations and tests (two items), information--discharge (three items) and hospital facilities (four items). Cronbach's alpha and test-retest correlations ranged from 0.7 to 0.9. Comparisons of scale scores with several variables including overall satisfaction with care and pain control, supported validity. CONCLUSION The PEPC questionnaire includes important aspects of hospital care from the perspective of the parent. It has good evidence for internal consistency, test-retest reliability and validity and is recommended in surveys of parent experiences of paediatric inpatient care.
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- Andrew M Garratt
- Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway.
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