Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2022

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Source Publication

Journal of Family Nursing

Source ISSN

1074-8407

Abstract

This scoping review was conducted to examine the range, nature, and extent of the published family engagement literature specific to the pediatric acute care setting to highlight future research and practice development opportunities. Included studies (N = 247) revealed global relevance. Engagement strategies ranged from more passive such as allowing/encouraging families to be present at the bedside to more active strategies aimed at promoting mutual and reciprocal nurse–patient interactions. Family engagement is distinguished by a mutually beneficial partnership of families with health care team members and care organizations. Future research in the area of family engagement in pediatric nursing should focus on determining the core engaging health professional behaviors and engaged parent outcomes; extending the knowledge base related to mutually beneficial partnerships between families and health care teams; developing effectiveness studies to determine the optimal engaging actions by teams to achieve parent engagement; and measuring the influence of engagement on parent and infant/child outcomes.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Family Nursing, Vol. 28, No. 2 (May 1, 2022): 151-171. DOI. © 2022 SAGE Publications. Used with permission.

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