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    Assessing health professionals' perceptions of family presence during resuscitation: A replication study

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    Authors
    Chapman, Rose
    Watkins, R.
    Bushby, A.
    Combs, S.
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Chapman, R. and Watkins, R. and Bushby, A. and Combs, S. 2013. Assessing health professionals' perceptions of family presence during resuscitation: A replication study. International Emergency Nursing. 21 (1): pp. 17-25.
    Source Title
    International Emergency Nursing
    DOI
    10.1016/j.ienj.2011.10.003
    ISSN
    1755-599X
    School
    School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13940
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: Family witnessed resuscitation is the practice of enabling patients' family members to be present during resuscitation. Research is inconsistent as to the effectiveness or usefulness of this initiative. Aim: To evaluate the performance of two scales that assess perceptions of family witnessed resuscitation among a sample of health professionals, in an Australian non-teaching hospital, and explore differences in perceptions according to sociodemographic characteristics and previous experience. Design: Descriptive, replication study, using a cross-sectional survey. Method: An anonymous survey was distributed to 221 emergency department clinicians. Sociodemographic characteristics and perceptions of family witnessed resuscitation using the Family Presence Risk-Benefit and Family Presence Self-confidence Scales were assessed. Exploratory factor analysis was used to evaluate the performance of the scales. Results: One hundred and fourteen doctors and nurses returned the survey (response rate of 51.6%). Both Scales were found to have a single factor structure and a high level of internal consistency. Approximately two-thirds of participants considered that family presence was a right of patients and families, and almost a quarter of respondents had invited family presence during resuscitation on more than five occasions. We found no significant differences in scale scores between doctors and nurses. Conclusion: Our findings confirm the validity of the Family Presence Risk-Benefit and Family Presence Self-Confidence Scales in the Australian context, and highlight the need to support clinicians in the provision of family witnessed resuscitation to all families. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

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