Family‐Centred Care Rounds in a Neonatal Intensive Care Setting: An Implementation Sciences Feasibility Study.

Background: Parents of infants hospitalised in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) experience significant stress and require clear, consistent communication. Involving them in family‐centred rounds (FCR), a key component of family‐centred care (FCC), may help meet these needs. Aim: To assess the fe...

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Publicado en:Nursing in Critical Care Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Autores principales: Saugy, Adrien, Pythoud, Philippe, De Clifford‐Faugère, Gwenaelle, Rahmaty, Zahra, Pereira Enes, Amandine, Barazzoni, Mirjam Schuler, Schneider, Juliane, Fletgen‐Richard, Carole, Contino, Magali, Ramelet, Anne‐Sylvie
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2026
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          Saugy, Adrien
          Pythoud, Philippe
          De Clifford‐Faugère, Gwenaelle
          Rahmaty, Zahra
          Pereira Enes, Amandine
          Barazzoni, Mirjam Schuler
          Schneider, Juliane
          Fletgen‐Richard, Carole
          Contino, Magali
          Ramelet, Anne‐Sylvie
        affil: Institute of Higher Education and Research in Health Care, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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          Infant, Hospitalized Switzerland
          Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Switzerland
          Family Centered Care
          Patient Rounds Methods
          Program Implementation Evaluation
          Parental Attitudes
          Stress, Psychological
          Implementation Science
          Collaboration
          Professional-Family Relations Evaluation
          Human
          Switzerland
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Academic Medical Centers Switzerland
          Convenience Sample
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      ab: Background: Parents of infants hospitalised in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) experience significant stress and require clear, consistent communication. Involving them in family‐centred rounds (FCR), a key component of family‐centred care (FCC), may help meet these needs. Aim: To assess the feasibility of implementing FCR in a NICU setting in Switzerland. Study Design: This one‐group pre‐post feasibility study was conducted from June to September 2022. Feasibility was evaluated using three dimensions: acceptability (participation rate and duration), implementation (fidelity of the intervention and open‐ended questions), as well as limited efficacy. Efficacy was assessed through parent‐reported stress and satisfaction (PSS, EMPATHIC‐N) before and after participation in FCR and healthcare professional (HCP) reported interprofessional collaboration (AITCS‐II) before and after implementation. Results: A total of 37 rounds were conducted with seven parents (24% participation). FCRs lasted on average 12m13s, compared to 8m49s for traditional rounds (mean difference: 3m24s). Fidelity, observed in 18 FCRs during the study period, showed some variability. Open‐ended survey questions from both parents and HCP provided qualitative insights on implementation determinants. Parents reported reduced stress after FCR and increased satisfaction in the 'parental involvement' subscale. Among professionals, only the 'coordination of care' subscale showed significant improvement. Conclusions: FCR implementation was feasible and showed potential to improve parental stress, satisfaction and interprofessional collaboration. Further evaluation of whether FCRs can be sustained over time is warranted. Relevance to Clinical Practice: FCR may enhance family partnerships in NICUs and improve care experiences for both families and healthcare teams, and promote a family‐centred care environment. Impact Statements: What is known about the topic ○The family‐centred care approach enables parents to be appropriately included in, and fully informed to make decision about their child's care and treatment during NICU hospitalisation.○Implementation sciences are an emerging field of research aiming to transfer research findings into practice, which is particularly relevant to nursing.○Family‐centred rounds remain inadequately implemented in care settings.What this paper adds ○It is feasible to implement family‐centred rounds in the NICU.○Parents have expressed strong appreciation for family‐centred rounds.○Family‐centred rounds have the potential to improve interprofessional collaboration.
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