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Family Involvement in Caring for Inpatients in Acute Care Hospital Settings: A Systematic Review of Literature.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Is the Active Involvement of Family Caregivers in Adult Hospital Care Effective to Improve Patient Outcomes? A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Achieving Family-Integrated Care for Older Patients with Major Neurodegenerative and Mental Health Conditions: A Systematic Review of Intervention Characteristics and Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- A clinical trial evaluation of handwashing products and educational resources to improve hand hygiene in paediatric patients and school children.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Inpatient ward nurses' perceptions of extended visiting hours in a Singapore tertiary acute hospital: a repeated cross-sectional mixed-methods study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Understanding the Implementation of Family-Centered Care in COVID-19 Isolation Rooms Through Pediatric Nurses' Experiences: Qualitative Descriptive Study.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2025Article
- Patient and Family-Centered Care to Promote Inpatient Safety: An Exploration of Nursing Care and Management Processes.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
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- Prevalence of anxiety and associated factors among guardians of children admitted with severe malaria at Thyolo District Hospital in Malawi.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025Article
- Opinions of Patients, Families and Healthcare Professionals on Family Involvement in the Care of Patients Hospitalized in a Moroccan University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Reported impact and protective factors of the care partner role during persistent critical illness: a content analysis.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- The effect of family-centered care on unplanned emergency room visits, hospital readmissions and intensive care admissions after surgery: a root cause analysis from a prospective multicenter study in the Netherlands.Patient safety in surgery · 2024Article
- Perspectives of Hospitalized Mental Health Care Users Concerning the Involvement of Family Members in Their Care: A Qualitative Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- Relatives' experiences of visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave: a PREMs study in Valais Hospital, Switzerland.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Development and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Questionnaire on Factors That Influence Family Engagement in Acute Care Settings.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- The Effect of a Nurse-Led Family Involvement Program on Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Family Involvement in Care Questionnaire-An instrument measuring family involvement in inpatient care.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Family members, also known as patients' guardians (PG) are involved in caring for inpatients in acute care hospital settings. The practice is adopted from Family Centred Care (FCC) approach. This literature review aimed to provide an overview of key findings in literature on the practice of involving PGs in acute care hospital settings We used a systematic literature search to select original research articles or systematic reviews published in English between 2008 and 2019 that discussed PGs in acute care hospital settings. Studies that discussed PGs in long-term care hospital or in-home settings were excluded from this literature review. Literature was sought from CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO. CASP and JBI checklist was used to appraise the full-text articles for inclusion in the literature review. Twenty-six articles were included. Findings show that there is limited literature on this topic although healthcare institutions involve PGs in their routine inpatient care. Three themes emerged from the review; the FCC approach, roles of PGs in acute care hospitals, and implications of involving PGs in acute care hospitals. PGs offer any care that is left undone by nurses in acute care hospitals to ensure that their patients' needs are met. However, their involvement is not consistent with FCC principles. This leads to physical, psychosocial, and economic implications for PGs. We recommend that nurse practitioners should consistently implement FCC principles to enable PGs to offer meaningful care to their inpatients.
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