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(Re)‘Thinking’ family in nursing care in pandemic times
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Aim: This study aimed to identify which strategies are being adopted to deal with family
restrictions in health units and assess nurses’ perceptions of including families in nursing
care during the current pandemic.
Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, health organisations limited access for
visitors.
Introduction: Family centred care needs to be guaranteed, and alternatives for face-toface
interaction should be fostered. Therefore, there is an urgent need to rethink the
family in nursing care during a pandemic.
Methods: We conducted a descriptive exploratory mixed-method study in Portugal
using an electronic questionnaire. The study included 192 nurses recruited using a nonprobabilistic
convenience sample. The study was reported using the Strengthening the
Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines.
Results: A total of 41.1% of participants (n = 79) reported that visits to their services
were not authorised, and 66.7%(n=128) reported resorting to video calls because of the
restrictions imposed. Regarding attitude assessment, the average score of the scale was
77.9 (SD = 10.0), ranging between 26 and 98.When analysing the different dimensions
of the ‘Families’ Importance in Nursing Care - Nurses Attitudes’ scale, family data stand
out as a burden.
Conclusion: Although a large percentage of participants had a positive attitude towards
families and tried to find strategies to maintain family centred care, many nurses still
considered the family as a burden. The current COVID-19 pandemic may have aggravated
this perception.
Implications for nursing practice, nursing policy and health policy: The continued
implementation of family centred nursing practice is essential for child-well-being,
including during the current pandemic. Therefore, having intervention policies with
alternative forms of care is highly recommended.
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COVID-19 Family centred care Nursing practice Pandemic
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Fernandes, C.S., Magalhães, B., Silva, S., Edra, B. (2021) (RE)‘Thinking’ family in nursing care in pandemic times. Int Nurs Rev. 1-11.
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Wiley