Minority ethnic families and family-centred care.
Family-centred care has generally treated families as though they were all two-parent families. For most minority ethnic families, this treatment is especially inappropriate because a greater percentage of the children are cared/live in non-traditional households, their families are heterogeneous and are primarily oriented towards extended families. However, the involvement of the extended family in family-centred care remains non-existent. This therefore suggests that there currently exists a lack of appreciation in appropriately implementing the concept of family-centred care among minority ethnic families. For this aspect of family-centred care to be explored, this article will provide an overview of the child-rearing styles of minority ethnic families including the role of extended family in child care, before discussing the need to involve the extended family in family-centred care. This analysis should enhance the general awareness of children's nurses and may facilitate a more comprehensive family-centred care to minority ethnic children and their families.
Ochieng
Bertha M N
BM
School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK. Bochieng@bradford.ac.uk
D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000208:ethnology; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*