Background This is an update of the Cochrane systematic review of family‐centred care
published in 2007 (Shields 2007). Family‐centred care (FCC) is a widely used model in …

Background There are conflicting views and practices regarding whether or not parents
should be present at the time of their child's medical procedure. A systematic review was …

Drawing on several decades of work with families, pediatricians, other health care
professionals, and policy makers, the American Academy of Pediatrics provides a definition …

Drawing on several decades of work with families, pediatricians, other health care
professionals, and policy makers, the American Academy of Pediatrics provides a definition …

Aims and objectives To (i) investigate pre‐and postoperative anxiety levels in parents of
surgical patients;(ii) identify factors that affect parental anxiety; and (iii) analyse assistance …

Objective. To apply and validate an adapted version of an existing adult patient
questionnaire in a study of parental satisfaction with paediatric care in a university hospital …

Health care systems today are complex, technically proficient, competitive, and market-
driven. One outcome of this environment is the recent phenomenon in the health care field of …

Conclusion Contrary to popular belief, in most cases parental presence does not appear to
alleviate parents' or children's anxiety. In the rare instances when it does seem to diminish …

Purpose Perioperative anxiety can significantly alter outcomes for pediatric patients.
Parental presence at induction of anesthesia (PPIA) is one method of anxiety reduction, but …

Background: In Hong Kong, some hospitals have established the practice of Parental
Presence Induction (PPI) and visitation in Postanaesthesia Care Units (PACU) for children …