TY - JOUR
T1 - The evolution of family-centered care
AU - Jolley, Jeremy
AU - Shields, Linda
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - AIM: The aim of this study is to explore the history of family-centered care (FCC).BACKGROUND: FCC was developed after Word War II, when nursing, then deeply paternalistic, had become asynchronous with changing social expectations for the care of hospitalized children.METHODS: This is a historical review of literature reflecting development of pediatric models of care using publications of classic theorists and others.RESULTS: Development of FCC resulted from work by U.S. and UK researchers, theorists, and advocates. Their research was right for its time, and its acceptance was the result of social readiness for change resulting from people's experience of Word War II.CONCLUSION: Word War II brought about changes enabling emergence of lobby groups concerned with children in hospital, awakening of pediatric health professionals to family-oriented practice, and development of models of care that allowed widescale adoption of FCC.
AB - AIM: The aim of this study is to explore the history of family-centered care (FCC).BACKGROUND: FCC was developed after Word War II, when nursing, then deeply paternalistic, had become asynchronous with changing social expectations for the care of hospitalized children.METHODS: This is a historical review of literature reflecting development of pediatric models of care using publications of classic theorists and others.RESULTS: Development of FCC resulted from work by U.S. and UK researchers, theorists, and advocates. Their research was right for its time, and its acceptance was the result of social readiness for change resulting from people's experience of Word War II.CONCLUSION: Word War II brought about changes enabling emergence of lobby groups concerned with children in hospital, awakening of pediatric health professionals to family-oriented practice, and development of models of care that allowed widescale adoption of FCC.
KW - Family Nursing/history
KW - History, 20th Century
KW - History, 21st Century
KW - Humans
KW - Models, Nursing
KW - Nurse's Role/history
KW - Nursing Research/history
KW - Parents
KW - Patient-Centered Care/history
KW - Philosophy, Nursing/history
KW - United Kingdom
KW - United States
KW - World War II
U2 - 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.03.010
DO - 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.03.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 19268238
SN - 0882-5963
VL - 24
SP - 164
EP - 170
JO - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
JF - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
IS - 2
ER -