Opinions of Patients, Families and Healthcare Professionals on Family Involvement in the Care of Patients Hospitalized in a Moroccan University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Survey

Opinions of Patients, Families and Healthcare Professionals on Family Involvement in the Care of Patients Hospitalized in a Moroccan University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Survey

Opinion surveys on family participation in care in non-Western countries are rare. This study aims to assess the opinions of patients, families, and healthcare professionals regarding family involvement in care to identify their preferences and the associated factors. A cross-sectional survey was co...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 18; p. 1831
Main Authors: Bahmane, Zohra, Belayachi, Jihane, Meknassi, Nawal, Hughes Rinker, Cortney, Abouqal, Redouane, Madani, Naoufel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13-09-2024
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Subjects:
Activities of daily living
acute medicine
Africa
attitudes
Caregivers
Data collection
Discriminant analysis
Family
family involvement in care
Health aspects
Health care
Hospitalization
Hospitals
International organizations
Medical care
Medical personnel
Medical research
Morocco
Nurses
opinions
Participation
patient and family centered care (PFCC)
Patients
Questionnaires
Social aspects
Surveys
Morocco
family involvement in care
preferences
attitudes
Africa
acute medicine
patient and family centered care (PFCC)
opinions
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Summary:Opinion surveys on family participation in care in non-Western countries are rare. This study aims to assess the opinions of patients, families, and healthcare professionals regarding family involvement in care to identify their preferences and the associated factors. A cross-sectional survey was conducted over eight months involving 717 participants, using structured questionnaires at the Acute Assessment Unit of a university hospital in Morocco. Comparative analyses examined the association between participant characteristics and the preferences of care categories. Poisson regression was applied to determine factors associated with participant preferences. Attitudes toward family participation in care were positive, with an average score of 3.62 ± 0.43 on a 4-point Likert scale. Healthcare professionals were more favorable towards family participation, with an average of 10.6 ± 2.44 types of care, compared to 7.17 ± 1.96 for families and 5.71 ± 2.16 for patients. Participants' opinions converged on a set of simple and less technical care tasks. Factors significantly associated with patient preferences in the final adjustment model ( < 0.05) included frailty, loss of autonomy, length of stay, and regular and continuous (day and night) family presence. This study highlights the strong support of health professionals, patients, and families for family participation in care. Understanding these preferences and related factors is essential to maximize family participation and develop a model of Patient And Family Centered Care adapted to the Moroccan context.
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ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare12181831