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The importance of family support in pediatrics and its impact on healthcare satisfaction
Author(s) -
Sigurdardottir Anna Olafia,
Garwick Ann W.,
Svavarsdottir Erla Kolbrun
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/scs.12336
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , health care , coping (psychology) , family support , social support , logistic regression , psychology , medicine , family medicine , nursing , clinical psychology , social psychology , physical therapy , economics , economic growth
Aims To evaluate predictors of healthcare satisfaction for parents whose children received hospital‐based healthcare services at the Children's hospital at Landspitali University Hospital. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, data on perceived family support, family quality of life, expressive family functioning, coping strategies and healthcare satisfaction were collected from 159 mothers and 60 fathers (N = 177 families) of children and adolescents from 2011 to 2012. Results Logistic regression analysis revealed that, for mothers, 38.8% of the variance in satisfaction with healthcare services was predicted by perceived family support and their coping strategies, while for fathers, 59.9% of the variance of their satisfaction with healthcare service was predicted by perceived family support, family quality of life and whether the child had been hospitalised before. Discussion Perceived family support was the one factor that was found to predict both the mothers' and the fathers' satisfaction with healthcare services. Knowing which factors predict satisfaction with health care among parents of hospitalised children with different chronic illnesses and health issues can inform the delivery of effective family‐focused interventions and evidence‐based practice to families.