The effect of family-centered care (FCC) practices on the level of support perceived by parents in newborns

This study was carried out with parents hospitalized in the postpartum units of a hospital in Denizli province of Turkey in order to evaluate the effect of family-centered care (FCC) practices on parents' perceived support and satisfaction levels in newborns. The study is a descriptive and cross-sectional and contains 200 different parents as the participants. SPSS 25.0 program was used to analyze the data. Family-Infant Information Form, Family-Centered Care Scale (FCCS) and Nurse Parent Support Tool (NPST) were used to collect the data. Descriptive statistical analyses were used to evaluate the data. In the evaluation of the total and sub-dimensional scores of the scales, the Shapiro Wilks test for conformity to normal distribution, Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal-Wallis H Test were applied for intergroup differences. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between the total and sub-dimensions of the scales. Multiple Regression Analysis was used to examine the predictive status of the care provided by nurses and demographic factors on the level of support perceived by parents. Of the participants, 94.0% were female and 6.0% were male. According to the age of the parents, there are statistically significant differences in the total, Emotional Support and Respect Support, Satisfaction total and Respect Support sub-dimension scores of NPST-Parental Supports (p<0.05, p<0.01). The average support scores of working parents are significantly higher than those of non-working parents. In the NPST-Parental Support total and Emotional Support sub-dimension, those whose income is less than their expenses have higher average support scores than those whose income is equal to their expenses. The mean support scores of those whose infants were in the hospital for 1 day are significantly higher than those whose infants were in the hospital for 2 days or more. The mean support score of the parents who stated that they were introduced to the postpartum unit during hospitalization was significantly higher than the parents who stated that they were not introduced to the postpartum unit. It was concluded that family-centered care practices are effective on the level of support and satisfaction perceived by the parents. Keywords: Family-Centered Care; Newborn; Parent; Support