title: Effects of family-centered care on the satisfaction of parents of children hospitalized in pediatric wards in a pediatric ward in Chaloos in 2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Family-centered care (FCC) involves holistic care and requires cooperation with the family in planning, intervention, and the evolution of the care that is being provided. Many previous studies have provided results that indicate the importance of the family's involvement in pediatric care, but there is still resistance in doing so within the organizational culture of the hospitals in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of FCC on the satisfaction of parents of children hospitalized in 2012 in the pediatric ward at Razi Hospital in Chaloos, Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  This Quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2012 in the pediatric ward at Razi Hospital in Chaloos, Iran. Seventy hospitalized children between the ages of 1 and 3 who suffered from diarrhea, vomiting, or pneumonia were selected through convenience sampling. They were divided randomly into two equal groups, a control group (routine care) and an experimental group (family-centered care). SPSS Statistics 14 software was used to analyze the data, and p<0.05 was considered to be significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the FCC group, the mean score of satisfaction among the parents of the children was 20 out of 90 before the intervention, but, after the FCC method was used, it increased to 83.2 out of 90. In addition, a significant difference was found between the scores of satisfaction for the control and experimental groups (p<0.001), and all parents of children in the experimental group expressed high satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings showed that the practice of FCC in caring for the sick children can increase the satisfaction of their parents significantly. The role of the family's involvement is critical in every component of the intervention efforts, as shown by the constructs of participatory support, educational support, and psychological support. Thus, a notable implication here is that FCC may lead to increased quality of care and should be included in the educational programs of the nursing staff in pediatric ward.
authors.affiliation: Ph.D. Candidate of Community Health, Community Health Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia ; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Chaloos Branch, Chaloos, Iran.
authors.forename: Forouzan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rostami
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Medicine, Nursing Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.
authors.forename: Syed Tajuddin Syed
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Farideh Yaghmaei, BSN, MSN, Public Health PhD. Associate Professor-Department of Nursing Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yaghmai
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer (Medical), Community Health unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.
authors.forename: Suriani Binti
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ismaeil
authors.affiliation: Professor, Educational unit, Faculty of Education, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.
authors.forename: Turiman Bin
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Suandi
keywords: Family-centered care; Iran; Nursing; Parents; Pediatric