1887
Volume 2023, Issue 1
  • EISSN: 2309-3927

Abstract

Pediatric psychosocial care approaches are used to advocate for family and child strength and durability in health scenarios and to improve the overall well-being of children impacted by severe medical situations. This article focuses on family-focused care in pediatric psychosocial services in Qatar. Using secondary sources, this desk review advocates for a family-centered care approach to support hospitalized children, their families, and the healthcare provision team in pediatric psychosocial care. It argues that if improvements are made to four main areas including education and training, healthcare environment, financial support and advocacy, and future research and audits, Qatar’s pediatric psychosocial care program would more effectively cater to evidence-based child and family-friendly approaches. This article concludes by providing policy recommendations for Qatar’s pediatric psychosocial care provision.

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/journals/10.5339/difi.2023.6
2023-02-15
2024-11-09
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

/deliver/fulltext/difi/2023/1/DIFI.2023.issue1.6.html?itemId=/content/journals/10.5339/difi.2023.6&mimeType=html&fmt=ahah

References

  1. Abdelrahim, H., Elnashar, M., Khidir, A., et al.(2017). Patient perspectives on language discordance during healthcare visits: Findings from the extremely high-density multicultural state of Qatar. Journal of Health Communication, 22:(4), 355-363.
    [Google Scholar]
  2. Al Dulaimi, S. H. Bin Sailan, S. (2011). Examining national culture of Qatar. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5:(10), 727-735.
    [Google Scholar]
  3. Alcock, D. S., Feldman, W., Goodman, J. T., McGrath, P. J., Park, J. M. (1985). Evaluation of child life intervention in emergency department suturing. Pediatric Emergency Care, 1:(3), 111-115.
    [Google Scholar]
  4. Aldridge, M. D. (2005). Decreasing parental stress in the pediatric intensive care unit: One unit’s experience. Critical Care Nurse, 25:(6), 40-50.
    [Google Scholar]
  5. American Academy of Pediatrics (2003). Family-centered care and the pediatrician’s role. Pediatrics, 112:(3), 691-696.
    [Google Scholar]
  6. Beickert, K., Mora, K. (2017). Transforming the pediatric experience: The story of child life. Pediatric Annals, 46:(9), e345-e351.
    [Google Scholar]
  7. Bowen, M. (1966). The use of family theory in clinical practice. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 7:(5), 345-374.
    [Google Scholar]
  8. Brown, C. E., Wickline, M.A., Ecoff, L., Glaser, D. (2009). Nursing practice, knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers to evidence-based practice at an academic medical center. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65:(2), 371-381.
    [Google Scholar]
  9. Brown, E. A., De Young, A., Kimble, R., Kenardy, J. (2018). Review of a parent’s influence on pediatric procedural distress and recovery. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 21:(2), 224-245.
    [Google Scholar]
  10. Carlone, J. B., Igbirieh, O. (2014). Measuring attitudes and knowledge of evidence-based practice in the Qatar nursing workforce: A quantitative crosssectional analysis of barriers to empowerment. Avicenna, 2014, 5. https://doi.org/10.5339/avi.5.
    [Google Scholar]
  11. Chouchane, L., Mamtani, R., Al-Thani, M. H., Al-Thani, A. A., Ameduri, M., Sheikh, J. I. (2011). Medical education and research environment in Qatar: A new epoch for translational research in the Middle East. Journal of Translational Medicine, 9, 16-24.
    [Google Scholar]
  12. Coats, H., Bourget, E., Starks, H., et al.(2018). Nurses’ reflections on benefits and challenges of implementing family-centered care in pediatric intensive care units. American Journal of Critical Care, 27:(1), 52-58.
    [Google Scholar]
  13. Cohen, L. L. (2008). Behavioral approaches to anxiety and pain management for pediatric venous access. Pediatrics, 122:(Suppl. 3), S134-S139.
    [Google Scholar]
  14. Davies, R. (2010). Marking the 50th anniversary of the Platt Report: From exclusion, to toleration and parental participation in the care of the hospitalized child. Journal of Child Health Care, 14:(1), 6-23.
    [Google Scholar]
  15. Dodd, H. F., Nesbit, R. J., FitzGibbon, L. (2022). Child’s play: examining the association between playing and child mental health. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 14, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01363-2.
    [Google Scholar]
  16. Doha International Family Institute (2018). Supporting families in hospital: Making the case for family centered pediatric psychosocial care. Doha, Qatar.
    [Google Scholar]
  17. Folkman, S. (1997). Positive psychological states and coping with severe stress. Social Science & Medicine, 45:(8), 1207-1221.
    [Google Scholar]
  18. Folkman, SMoskowitz, J. T. (2000). Positive affect and the other side of coping. American Psychologist, 55:(6), 647.
    [Google Scholar]
  19. Foster, M., Whitehead, L., Maybee, P. (2010). Parents’ and health professionals’ perceptions of family centred care for children in hospital, in developed and developing countries: A review of the literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 47:(9), 1184-1193.
    [Google Scholar]
  20. Franck, L. S., Gay, C. L., Rubin, N. (2013). Accommodating families during a child’s hospital stay: Implications for family experience and perceptions of outcomes. Families, Systems, & Health, 31:(3), 294-306.
    [Google Scholar]
  21. Goodman, A. (2015). The development of the Qatar healthcare system: A review of the literature. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6:(3), 177-185.
    [Google Scholar]
  22. Hagstrom, S. (2017). Family stress in pediatric critical care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 32, 32-40.
    [Google Scholar]
  23. Hanson, J. L. Randal., V. F. (2007). Advancing a partnership: Patients, families, and medical educators. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 19:(2), 191-197.
    [Google Scholar]
  24. Hemmelgarn, A. L., Glisson, C., Dukes, D. (2001). Emergency room culture and the emotional support component of family-centered care. Children’s Health Care, 30:(2), 93-110.
    [Google Scholar]
  25. Holm, K. E., Patterson, J. M., Gurney, J. G. (2003). Parental involvement and family-centered care in the diagnostic and treatment phases of childhood cancer: Results from a qualitative study. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 20:(6), 301-313.
    [Google Scholar]
  26. Hughes, F. P. (2010). Children, play, and development, 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
    [Google Scholar]
  27. Jessee, P. O. Gaynar., L. (2008). Paradigms of play. In R. H. Thompson (Ed.), The handbook of child life (pp. 136-159). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thompson.
    [Google Scholar]
  28. Jolley, J. Shield., L. (2009). evolution of family-centered care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 24:(2), 164-170.
    [Google Scholar]
  29. Khidir, A., Asad, H., Abdelrahim, H., et al.(2016). Patient responses to research recruitment and follow-up surveys: Findings from a diverse multicultural health care setting in Qatar. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16, 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0109-3.
    [Google Scholar]
  30. Koukourikos, K., Tzeha, L., Pantelidou, P., Tsaloglidou, A. (2015). The importance of play during hospitalization of children. Materia Socio Medica, 27:(6), 438-441.
    [Google Scholar]
  31. Kuo, D. Z., Bird, T. M., Tilford, J. M. (2011). Associations of family-centered care with health care outcomes for children with special health care needs. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 15:(6), 794-805.
    [Google Scholar]
  32. Kuo, D. Z., Houtrow, A. J., Arango, P., Kuhlthau, K. A., Simmons, J. M., Neff, J.M. (2012). Family-centered care: Current applications and future directions in pediatric health care. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16:(2), 297-305.
    [Google Scholar]
  33. Meert, K. L., Clark, J., Eggly, S. (2013). Family-centered care in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 60:(3), 761-772.
    [Google Scholar]
  34. Montessori, M. (1973). The Montessori method. Cambridge, MA: Bently.
    [Google Scholar]
  35. Oxley, R. (2015). Parents’ experiences of their child’s admission to paediatric intensive care. Nursing Children and Young People, 27:(4), 16-21.
    [Google Scholar]
  36. Pellegrini, A. D. (2010). The Oxford handbook of the development of play. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
    [Google Scholar]
  37. Puig, J., Englund, M. M., Simpson, J. A., Collins, W. A. (2013). Predicting adult physical illness from infant attachment: A prospective longitudinal study. Health Psychology, 32:(2), 409-417.
    [Google Scholar]
  38. Sale, H., Burgmeier, R., Schmidt, L. R. (1988). A meta-analysis of studies on psychological preparation of children facing medical procedures. Psychology & Health, 2:(2), 107-132.
    [Google Scholar]
  39. Subramony, A., Hametz, P. A., Balmer, D. (2014). Family-centered rounds in theory and practice: An ethnographic case study. Academic Pediatrics, 14:(2), 200-206.
    [Google Scholar]
  40. Suttle, M. L., Jenkins, T. L., Tamburro, R. F. (2017). End-of-life and bereavement care in pediatric intensive care units. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 64:(5), 1167-1183.
    [Google Scholar]
  41. Tait, K. (2017). The first 2 years of life: A developmental psychology orientation to child development and play. In S. Lynch, D. Pike, & C. à Beckett (Eds.), Multidisciplinary perspectives on play from birth and beyond (pp. 39-59). Singapore: Springer.
    [Google Scholar]
  42. Tak, J. H. van Bon., W. H. (2006). Pain-and distress-reducing interventions for venepuncture in children. Child: Care, Health and Development, 32:(3), 257-268.
    [Google Scholar]
  43. Terp, K., Weis, J., Lundqvist, P. (2021). Parents’ views of family centered care at a pediatric intensive care unit-a qualitative study.Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, 725040.
    [Google Scholar]
  44. Turner, J. C. (2009). Theoretical foundations of child life practice. In R. H. Thompson (Ed.), The handbook of child life: A guide for pediatric psychosocial care (pp. 23-35). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
    [Google Scholar]
  45. UN General Assembly. (1989). Convention on the rights of the child (Vol. 1577, p. 3). United Nations Treaty Series. http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b38f0.html.
  46. UNICEF. (2022). Towards a world of play and connection, for every child. https://www.unicef.org/blog/towards-world-play-and-connection-every-child.
    [Google Scholar]
  47. van der Horst, F. C. van der Veer, R. (2009). Changing attitudes towards the care of children in hospital: A new assessment of the influence of the work of Bowlby and Robertson in the UK, 1940-1970. Attachment & Human Development, 11:(2), 119-142.
    [Google Scholar]
/content/journals/10.5339/difi.2023.6
Loading
  • Article Type: Case Report
Keyword(s): family-centered carehealthcare in Qatar and pediatric psychosocial care
This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was a Success
Invalid data
An Error Occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error