Developing a Family-Centered Care Model in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): A New Vision to Manage Healthcare

Family-centered care (FCC) currently takes a greater role in health care, due to the increasing empowerment parents experience. Within neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), family participation has an impact on the humanized care of the preterm newborn (PN). This integrative review conducted accord...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-10, Vol.17 (19), p.7197
Main Authors: Gómez-Cantarino, Sagrario, García-Valdivieso, Inmaculada, Moncunill-Martínez, Eva, Yáñez-Araque, Benito, Ugarte Gurrutxaga, M Idoia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aftercare
Caregivers
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care
Empowerment
Families & family life
Female
Health care
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intensive care
Intensive care units
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Male
Neonatal care
Neonates
Nursing
Parents
Parents & parenting
Participation
Patient Discharge
Patient-Centered Care
Prospective Studies
Review
Stress
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Summary:Family-centered care (FCC) currently takes a greater role in health care, due to the increasing empowerment parents experience. Within neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), family participation has an impact on the humanized care of the preterm newborn (PN). This integrative review conducted according to Whittemore and Knafl investigated current knowledge of the FCC model and its application in PN care in specific units. The data were collected from PubMed, Cochrane, CINHAL, Scopus, and Google Scholar. A total of 46 articles were used, of which 13 were selected which met inclusion criteria. Their methodological quality was evaluated using the mixed method appraisal tool (MMAT), and after they were analyzed and grouped into four thematic blocks: (1) parental participation; (2) health parental training; (3) benefits of family empowerment; and (4) humanized care. The results revealed that FCCs promote the integration of health equipment and family. In addition, parents become the primary caregivers. The benefits of the family-PN binomial enable an earlier hospital discharge. Humanized care involves an ethical approach, improving health care. Changes are still needed by health managers to adapt health services to the needs of the family and PNs.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17197197