TY - JOUR
T1 - Parental supporter during pediatric resuscitation
T2 - Qualitative exploration of caregivers' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions
AU - Ghavi, Arezoo
AU - Hassankhani, Hadi
AU - Powers, Kelly
AU - Sawyer, Alexandra
AU - Karimi, Babak
AU - Kharidar, Masume
PY - 2023/12/12
Y1 - 2023/12/12
N2 - Child resuscitation is a critical and stressful time for family caregivers and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to explore caregivers' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of a parental supporter during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation to provide guidance to healthcare professionals on supporting parents and other family caregivers during resuscitation. This study used an exploratory descriptive qualitative approach. The setting was two large referral pediatric governmental hospitals. Participants were 17 caregivers who had experienced their child's resuscitation, and 13 healthcare professionals who served on resuscitation teams in emergency rooms or intensive care wards. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. COREQ guidelines were followed. Participants shared their experiences and perceptions of a parental supporter during pediatric resuscitation in three themes: 1) Requirement for the presence of a parental supporter, 2) Expectations of the parental supporter, and 3) Characteristics of the parental supporter. Study findings highlight the need for a parental supporter during pediatric resuscitation; however, there is no defined parental supporter role in current guiding policies due to limited research on this role. More research on the parental supporter role is needed so effective policies and protocols can be developed to enhance family-centered care practices in pediatric emergency and acute care settings. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.]
AB - Child resuscitation is a critical and stressful time for family caregivers and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to explore caregivers' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of a parental supporter during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation to provide guidance to healthcare professionals on supporting parents and other family caregivers during resuscitation. This study used an exploratory descriptive qualitative approach. The setting was two large referral pediatric governmental hospitals. Participants were 17 caregivers who had experienced their child's resuscitation, and 13 healthcare professionals who served on resuscitation teams in emergency rooms or intensive care wards. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. COREQ guidelines were followed. Participants shared their experiences and perceptions of a parental supporter during pediatric resuscitation in three themes: 1) Requirement for the presence of a parental supporter, 2) Expectations of the parental supporter, and 3) Characteristics of the parental supporter. Study findings highlight the need for a parental supporter during pediatric resuscitation; however, there is no defined parental supporter role in current guiding policies due to limited research on this role. More research on the parental supporter role is needed so effective policies and protocols can be developed to enhance family-centered care practices in pediatric emergency and acute care settings. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.]
KW - Resuscitation
KW - Parents
KW - Family nursing
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Caregiver
KW - Healthcare professional
KW - Pediatrics
U2 - 10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101381
DO - 10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101381
M3 - Article
C2 - 38086282
VL - 72
JO - International emergency nursing
JF - International emergency nursing
M1 - 101381
ER -