Perspect Nurs Sci.  2019 Apr;16(1):35-44. 10.16952/pns.2019.16.1.35.

An Integrative Review of Family Interventions based on a Philosophy of Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

• Chung N
• Kim Y
• Park E
• Yeo L
• Hwang J

• KMID: 2444999
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.16952/pns.2019.16.1.35

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study is to analyze the characteristics of family interventions based on a philosophy of family-centered care conducted in neonatal intensive care units through an integrative literature review.
METHODS
We searched the PubMed, CINAHL, RISS, KISS, and DBpia databases; a total of 20 studies, published between January 2013 and May 2018, was selected according to our criteria.
RESULTS
Mothers accounted for a greater proportion of participants in family interventions than did fathers. Family interventions described in the studies were categorized into four educational and sixteen non-educational interventions. Among non-educational interventions, skin-to-skin-contact interventions, such as kangaroo care, accounted for the highest proportion. Only one paper employed a theoretical framework.
CONCLUSION
More family interventions based on theoretical frameworks should be conducted as these frameworks serve as guidelines for nursing research. As the stress patterns experienced by parents in neonatal intensive care units showed gender differences, more programs tailored for fathers are needed. Moreover, further research should be conducted to evaluate feasibility as an outcome variable, and studies of family interventions based on a philosophy of family-centered care should be performed more actively in the neonatal intensive care units in Korea.

Keyword

Neonatal intensive care units; Family nursing; Review

MeSH Terms

Family Nursing
Fathers
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*
Intensive Care, Neonatal*
Korea
Macropodidae
Mothers
Nursing Research
Parents
Philosophy*

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  Fig. 1. Process of collecting data.

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