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. 2024 Jul 1;22(7):1379-1386.
doi: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00252.

Understanding family-centered care in the NICU: a scoping review protocol

Maria E Franco Fuenmayor  1 , Andrea Fawcett  2   3 , Katherine E Schwartz  4 , Susan Horner  2   5   6 , Malathi Balasundaram  7 , Barbara Lawlor Burke  8 , Katherine A Bean  5   6 , Laura N Russell  9 , Elizabeth Simonton  10 , Kerri Z Machut  5   6 , Jessica T Fry  5   6
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Understanding family-centered care in the NICU: a scoping review protocol

Maria E Franco Fuenmayor et al. JBI Evid Synth. .

Abstract

Objective: This scoping review will aim to identify and categorize the definitions of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) family-centered care (FCC) and its associated concepts. It also aims to identify and categorize the practices and interventions that comprise NICU FCC, and catalog the metrics used to evaluate NICU FCC.

Introduction: FCC has been identified as an important element of care for neonates and infants admitted to the NICU, and there is clear evidence that the incorporation of families in care improves clinical outcomes. However, FCC has been linked to numerous associated terms and concepts and lacks a unifying definition or framework, thus limiting the ability to categorize, prioritize, and identify practices and interventions to optimize both institutional approaches for individual centers and for the field at large.

Inclusion criteria: Studies that include or apply at least one FCC concept or its associated terms will be considered eligible for inclusion. Studies not related exclusively to the NICU will be excluded.

Methods: The review will follow the JBI methodology for scoping reviews and will be reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Several electronic databases and sources of gray literature will be searched from 1992 to the present day. The review will include only full-text studies in English and will be independently screened by a minimum of 2 authors. Data will be extracted using a modified JBI data extraction tool and presented using narrative summaries; concept mapping; and categorization of practices, interventions, and metrics.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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