Table 1.
Patient and family-centered care concept definitions
| Authors (Year) | Field | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care (IPFCC) (2017) | Medicine | PFCC is defined as a way to design, implement and assess health services based on commonly useful cooperation between patient, family, and healthcare provider |
| Fernandes et al. (2021) | Nursing | An important element in improving the quality of nursing care because it can raise humanistic values such as empathy, partnership, respect, service, and communication between patients, families, and nurses while in childcare |
| Committee on Hospital Care and Institute for Patient-and Family-Centered Care (2012) | Medicine | A method for improving health outcomes by integrating patient-centered care and family-centered care throughout the health care system, whereby patients and families are partners in health care primarily in the provision of information for medical decision-making considerations |
| Park et al. (2018) | Nursing | A critical approach that positively impacts patients (increases knowledge, self-care behavioral, satisfaction, and reduces the length of stay) and families (increases satisfaction, reduces anxiety) by involving them in the health care system |
| DiGioia Iii and Greenhouse (2016) | Medicine | Treating patients and their families with care and respect, seeing them as partners and collaborators, and upholding their worth |
| Brown et al. (2015) | Medicine | A collaborative effort to improve healthcare quality, safety, and delivery by health professionals, patients, and their relatives in every healthcare system. Involving the patient and families in the health care system by appreciating the value and treating them with great affection |
| Grant and Johnson (2019) | Nursing | A useful approach for health workers, patients, and their families in planning, implementing and evaluating based on partnerships across all disciplines |
| Rawson and Moretz (2016) | Medicine | A method of providing treatment in which the patient’s family and healthcare professional work together |
| American College of Emergency Physicians (2019) | Medicine | A strategy used in the healthcare system that acknowledges the family’s crucial role and promotes collaboration between patients, families, and healthcare teams |
| Mitchell et al. (2016) | Medicine | A strategy to deliver comprehensive care that recognizes the patient as a member of the family and they are jointly involved in the health care |
| Abney-Roberts and Norman (2012) | Nursing | A concept that is familiar to most healthcare professionals and is essential in improving patient satisfaction, quality, and safety through the involvement of infants and their mothers during their inpatient stay |
| Dudley et al. (2015) | Medicine | A strategy for enhancing the health and well-being of children and their families through associations, collaborations, and communications that are advantageous for patients, families, and medical providers |
| Palokas et al. (2015) | Nursing | An approach that involves children and their families in the care process through a collaborative process, and effective communication among health workers, stakeholders, patients, and their families to promote service quality |
| Deepika and Rahman (2020) | Nursing | An effective strategy for raising awareness among patients, families, and health workers of the significance of children’s physical and psychosocial development and the part that families play in fostering their health and happiness. Respect for every child and family is one of the principles of the PFCC |
| Uhl et al. (2013) | Nursing | PFCC practices encourage nurses to play a proactive role in involving children and families in the care process, such as in terms of sharing information about parents’ experiences, participation in decision-making, and effective communication between parents and the team |