Dominance of paternalism on family-centered care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): An ethnographic study

O Cuidado Centrado na Família é uma filosofia que reconhece a família como parte fundamental do cuidado, com o objetivo de participação no planejamento das ações em saúde. Este estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a visão de enfermeiros de uma unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal e pediátrica a respeito do Cuidado Centrado na Família. Estudo descritivo qualitativo, com referencial teórico do Cuidado Centrado na família, realizado no ano de 2015 em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal-Pediátrica de um hospital privado. Participaram do estudo dezenove enfermeiras. Os relatos foram submetidos à análise temática e dessa análise emergiram duas categorias temáticas: “O Cuidado Centrado na Família na percepção do enfermeiro que presta cuidados intensivos à criança” e “Os desafios da incorporação do Cuidado Centrado na Família na prática diária: lacuna entre teoria e prática”. O estudo revelou a persistência de lacunas entre a teoria e a prática do Cuidado Centrado na Família, sendo este encarado como um ideal almejado pelos profissionais, mas ainda distante de ser plenamente compreendido e alcançado, em razão de obstáculos organizacionais e formativos. O regaste conceitual é necessário para promover reflexões acerca da viabilidade deste modelo, evidenciando seu potencial na qualificação da assistência, tornando-a mais holística e humanizada.

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Parents' Views of Family-Centered Care at a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—A Qualitative Study

Frontiers in Pediatrics ◽

10.3389/fped.2021.725040 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Karina Terp ◽

Janne Weis ◽

Pia Lundqvist

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Decision Making ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care ◽

Family Centered Care ◽

Centered Care ◽

Care And Treatment ◽

Family Centered ◽

Parents Experiences

Purpose: To describe parents' views of family-centered care at a pediatric intensive care unit.Design and Methods: A qualitative descriptive study with a deductive and inductive approach was conducted based on the principles of family-centered care. Inclusion criteria were parents of children cared for at a pediatric intensive care unit for at least 48 h. Parents of children who died during the hospital stay were excluded. The sample consisted of spontaneous responses from 70 parents to five open questions in the EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care questionnaire, which was completed at discharge. The spontaneous responses were analyzed using thematic analysis.Results: The analysis of the parents' statement illuminated that partnership, the essence of family-centered care, appeared incomplete. Partnership was particularly evident regarding parents' experiences of being treated with empathy and respect. It also seemed prominent in situations where the professional team provided support to the child, parents, and family. Based on the parents' statements there was potential for development of the family-centered care approach in aspects such as decision-making concerning care and treatment, as well as improving person-centered communication on order to capture parents' experiences and needs in the highly technological pediatric intensive care unit environment.Conclusions: Although in general parents were satisfied with the care, areas for improvement were identified such as participation in decision-making about care and treatment as well as person-centered communication. The results can contribute to future quality improvement interventions focusing family centered care at pediatric intensive care units.

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