SynthesisPloS one2023
The added value of family-centered rounds in the hospital setting: A systematic review of systematic reviews.
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- Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the TOGETHER Family-Reported Experience Measure of Nurse-Facilitated Family Engagement in Adult Acute Care.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Doctor-child communication and caregivers' willingness to recommend hospital: a secondary analysis using pediatric patient experience data.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Proof of Concept for a Digital Framework to Support a Shared Agenda at Surgical Ward Rounds: Participatory Design Study.Journal of participatory medicine · 2025Article
- Experiences and Needs of Core Participants in Surgical Ward Rounds: Qualitative Exploratory Study.Journal of participatory medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of a Novel Virtual Rounding Queue Software on Nurse and Family Presence for Rounds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study.Academic pediatrics · 2025Article
- Family Involvement During Patient Hospitalisation-Developing and Testing a Clinical Decision Aid.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2025Article
- Families' opinions about their involvement in care during hospitalization: a mixed-methods study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundFamily engagement in care for adult inpatients may improve shared decision making in the hospital and the competence and preparedness of informal caregivers to take over the care at home. An important strategy to involve family members in hospital care processes is to include them in (ward) rounds, also called 'family-centered rounds'(FCRs).
objectivesSummarize the evidence regarding the added value of FCRs from the perspectives of patients, family, and healthcare professionals.
methodsA review protocol was registered a priori with PROSPERO (number CRD42022320915). The electronic databases PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycInfo were searched for English-written systematic reviews with a focus on FCRs. The results and methods were presented in line with the PRISMA guidelines, and the methodological quality of the included reviews was assessed using the adapted version of the AMSTAR tool.
resultsOf the 207 initial records, four systematic reviews were identified covering a total of 67 single studies, mainly performed in critical and pediatric care. Added values of FCR were described at review level, with references to single studies. All four systematic reviews reported an improvement in satisfaction among patients, family, and healthcare professionals, whereby satisfaction is linked to improved communication and interaction, improved situational understanding, inclusion of family in the decision-making process, and improved relationships within the care situation.
conclusionAlthough only limited research has been conducted on the value of FCRs in the adult non-critical care setting, and despite the existence of a variety of outcome measures, the results available from the pediatric and acute care setting are positive. The findings of the sole study in an adult non-critical patient population are in line with these results. Further research in adult non-critical care is required to verify its effects in this setting.
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