Validation of instruments about family presence on invasive procedures and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatrics

Abstract

Objective:to develop and validate instruments to identify health professionals’ beliefs related to the presence of the child’s family in invasive procedures and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Method:study based on Psychometrics to conduct the theoretical, empirical and analytical stages, developed in a neonatal unit of a university hospital. The two instruments were constructed based on the literature and applied to 96 health professionals. Results:the Cronbach’s Alpha of the instrument related to the professionals’ beliefson invasive procedures was 0.863 and the instrument on cardiopulmonary resuscitation was 0.882. In both instruments, the tests performed indicated a correlation between the items. From the factorial analysis, four factors were generated: (1) benefits of the presence of the family; (2) impairment for professional practice; (3) strategies for the inclusion of the family; and (4) limitation of learning and decision making by the professional. Conclusion:the instruments analyzed obtained a good internal consistency and are indicators of the professionals’ beliefs with the potential to evaluate the quality of family care in this context.

A Concept Analysis of Family Presence During COVID-19

“…Definitions of FP in the early literature were mainly as parental presence specific to the type of clinical situations, such as during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Family presence during resuscitation is defined as Ferreira et al 26 defined FP during invasive procedures and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, as “the presence of one or more family members in a place with physical and/or visual contact with patient.” (p2) Similarly, İşlekdemir and Kaya 27 defined FP as the ability of a family member to have contact with a patient in a health care area during resuscitation or emergency procedure. Parental presence is a synonymous term to FP when used in pediatrics.…”