title: OC06 - Involving parents in their child's care - where next?
abstract: Theme: Complex health care and chronic disease management.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Health policy advocates that professionals involve parents in care and care decisions, yet models advocating involvement are not embedded into practice.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Identify the shared antecedents and key attributes associated with embedding family-centred care (FCC) and partnership-in-care (PiC) into practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  A concept synthesis was undertaken by searching three databases (Scopus, CINAHL, BNI 1999-2014); shared antecedents and attributes were extrapolated from the 30 studies that met defined inclusion criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Unclear roles and boundaries, entrenched professional practices and lack of guidelines hinder FCC/PiC implementation. An alternative framework was developed based on the actions and skills required to support parents' involvement in care and care decisions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Greater focus on the skills required to facilitate involvement may negate the challenges of embedding FCC/PiC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The framework for involvement can help guide nurses' actions towards building effective relationships and involving parents in care decisions.
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Swallow
authors.affiliation: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Imelda
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coyne
keywords: Collaboration; family-centred care.