1. Patient- and family-centred care on an acute adult cardiac ward.
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Ewart, Linda, Moore, Jenny, Gibbs, Claire, and Crozier, Kenda
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MEDICAL care , *CARDIOVASCULAR system , *CRITICAL care medicine , *FAMILY medicine , *HEALTH care teams , *HEALTH facilities , *HEALTH facility administration , *MEDICAL personnel , *NATIONAL health services , *QUALITY assurance , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SURVEYS , *VISITING the sick , *PATIENT participation , *WAITING rooms , *THEMATIC analysis , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *PATIENT-centered care , *PATIENTS' families , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
This paper outlines a service improvement project undertaken in one acute cardiac ward within a regional NHS trust in the east of England that explored the impact of advancing patient- and family-centred care within an acute adult setting. The project was implemented and evaluated over a 9-month period between March and December 2012 and data collected via a pre and post-intervention survey. The results demonstrated that the majority of family carers wanted to be involved in patient care. The provision of flexible family visiting, facilitated and supported family carer involvement in care provision and improved partnership working between family carers and the multidisciplinary team, had a positive impact on the patient and family carer experience. This project has demonstrated the value of involving family carers in acute adult inpatient care provision and the importance of flexible family visiting to enable this to be successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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