Humanization interventions in general pediatric wards: a systematic review

Humanization of care in pediatric wards: differences between perceptions of users and staff according to department type

“…Recently, we tried to systematically review the value of a large spectrum of local interventions dealing with different aspects of HOC in general pediatric hospital wards. The results showed that HOC was considered central to the holistic management of pediatric hospital care; that most of the existing initiatives implemented in individual institutions/hospitals were not based on specific HOC models/programs; and that further and more robust research was needed for assessing their real importance [6]. Measuring the degree of HOC is crucial for setting priorities and intervention strategies to improve the quality of pediatric care.…”

“…In order to satisfy this need, each distinct facility tries to implement its own local HOC measures. Although there is an absence of robust trials, a recent analytical review found that these measures are generally considered effective and likely to have beneficial effects on several aspects of pediatric hospitalization [6]. However, the reliability of the assessment of the studies under examination remains a vague issue requiring further research.…”

The Development and Validation of the Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale (HUMAS) for Nursing

“…However, in spite of its rapid introduction and acceptance in the healthcare environment, there is still no clear definition of the concept of the humanization of care, which makes it somewhat vague, and has caused it to be considered a passing fashion by many. In this sense, there are various approaches directed toward the definition of the humanization of care, such as the one that defines care centered on the patient (patient-centered care) [2,10,11,12], or person-concentrated care [2,4], which makes it extrapolatable to healthcare professionals themselves, in addition to patients [3,13,14]. However, it should not be forgotten that the humanization of care is also understood as providing services and technologies, human resources and materials, and infrastructure for offering attention and ensuring the comfort and wellbeing of health service users [15].…”

“…These needs, expressed by patients, mean that the humanization of care must focus upon offering respectful and responsible care with respect to patient preferences, needs and even their values [10], and the same formula must be applied to their families, which is very necessary, for example, in pediatrics [12], Intensive Care Units [17,18,19], emergencies [14,20] and so forth.…”

“…Therefore, the humanization of care involves healthcare personnel present in a set of social, personal and emotional resources, which characterize their professional practice, facilitate their job performance and enable them to take an active role in the recovery process. It is an approach to a combined construction of health, where the professional is able to respect individuals and be sensitive to their needs, whilst also providing them with tools for holistically improving their health [12,19], based on inter-subjectivity and reciprocity.…”