Further testing of a family nursing instrument (FAFHES)

Åstedt‐Kurki, Päivi; Tarkka, Marja‐Terttu; Rikala, Marjo-Riitta; Lehti, Kristiina; Paavilainen, Eija

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.01.008

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“…Social support within the nursing field is understood as an influential relationship between health care provider as nurse and health care user as family, where family is seen as identical member in a free and agreed climate. [3] Poor health, the presence of chronic disease, and frequent use of health care services often prompt older patients to apply for social support. [4][5][6] For these patients, social support networks often consist of health care professionals, family members, and partners.…”

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“…[20] Accessibility of support in an ED worsened when the amount of patients increased and the duties of nurses expanded. [21] Social support has been investigated in relation to several clinical conditions like mental disorders, [22] cancer, [15] and heart disease, [3] and was found to be sufficient, but ED settings not been researched. Earlier study has shown associations between background factors such as marital status and education to social support.…”

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“…[23] Those with lower education experienced more social support from family, colleagues, or people close to them than people with higher education. [24] The current study is centered on three subareas of social support, affirmation, concrete aid, and affect, [3] that were found to be crucial in maintaining cognitive behavior of older patients. [25] 1.1 Background Affirmation, one of the subareas of social support, is a process of reinforcing feedback and guiding others in finding appropriate solutions.…”

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“…[25] 1.1 Background Affirmation, one of the subareas of social support, is a process of reinforcing feedback and guiding others in finding appropriate solutions. [3] Swedish ED nurses acknowledged the need to show empathy and to be aware of older patients' social environments in order to provide appropriate nursing care in the ED. [26] In one Finnish study, patients with previous hospital experience demonstrated greater motivation for self-care, which provided them with a better ability to cope with their condition.…”

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“…[3] Support for hospital patients and associated factors were examined by Mattila et al, [21] who found that patients were most dissatisfied with information provided regarding significance of lifestyles to health and access to written information. A Finnish study that investigated the experiences of family members of older patients in EDs revealed that family members wanted to be involved in the care process.…”

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Social support received by the family of older patients in emergency department: A cross-sectional study

Demidenko

Routasalo

Helminen

et al. 2017

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Poor social support provided within health care settings may reduce patients' ability to manage disease. The presence of family members in emergency department (ED) may reduce the patient's need for health care and social services utilization. The aim of the study was to describe the social support received by family in the ED. A cross-sectional empirical study design was used. Convenience sample of 111 family members of home discharged older patients and of 93 nurses were recruited. The study was conducted at four Estonian hospitals. Data were collected by using social support scale of the Family Functioning, Health and Social Support (FAFHES). Family members and nurses both considered the social support available in EDs to be moderate. Nurses believed they provided higher levels of social support than the family members stated the family received. The differences were statistically significant. The older a nurse was, the less reinforcement, feedback, and affecting others for finding solutions was offered. A greater number of nurses working in the ED resulted in less social support. This study found differences of views between family members of older patients and nurses regarding the level of social support of the family. Nursing care provided in ED should be developed to be more supportive. To ensure more family-centred approach when providing nursing care, the administrative staff needs to consider whether an adequate number of nurses are working in the ED. The social support scale used was found to be applicable in ED environments.

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confidence: 99%

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Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Dialogical Family Guidance with Ordinary Clinical Treatment for Families with a Child with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Cavonius-Rintahaka

Roos

Gillberg

et al. 2021

Adv Neurodev Disord

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Objectives Previous studies have highlighted the need to offer targeted interventions to strengthen the wellbeing of family members in families with children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). Interventions for this target group require research and development. The purpose of this study was to test a new family intervention: Dialogical Family Guidance (DFG). Methods Families of children with NDD were randomized into an intervention group that was delivered DFG and a comparison group provided with ordinary clinical treatment. The Family Functioning, Family Health and Social Support (FAFHES) and the DFG instrument were used to collect data at baseline and after 3 months. Repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used as an analytical strategy. Results There was a significant within-subjects effect of time on family health and social support, indicating that family health and social support increased in both groups over time. There was also a significant between-subjects effect of group and interaction between time and group on social support, indicating that social support increased more in the intervention group than in the control group. Managing in daily life and the relationship between parents were associated with family functioning and family health. Conclusion DFG can strengthen parental experiences of social support. Managing in daily life, relationship between parents, practical guidance, psychoeducation, dialogue, and receiving positive feedback on parenting were strengthening factors during DFG. However, the results of this study must be considered as only preliminary, as they relate only to parental perceptions of the intervention effects. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04892992 (retrospectively registered).

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Parents’ experiences of family functioning, health and social support provided by nurses – A pilot study in paediatric intensive care

Hakio

Rantanen

Åstedt‐Kurki

et al. 2015

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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Further testing of a family nursing instrument (FAFHES)

Cited by 48 publications

References 21 publications

Social support received by the family of older patients in emergency department: A cross-sectional study

Social support received by the family of older patients in emergency department: A cross-sectional study

Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Dialogical Family Guidance with Ordinary Clinical Treatment for Families with a Child with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Parents’ experiences of family functioning, health and social support provided by nurses – A pilot study in paediatric intensive care

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