Research trends in nurse-parent partnership: A scoping review of the paediatric field in South Korea.
Seo Jin Park, Ji Yeong Yun, Jina Lee and 1 others
PMID 39169805WHAT IT FOUND
Most South Korean nurse and parent partnership evidence is single-time study links, not proof.
Two parent-participation programmes improved parent-reported anxiety, satisfaction and self-efficacy, but did not improve infant weight, feeding time or hospital stay.
Key findings
01The review mapped 30 South Korean studies; 26 were quantitative, 24 were descriptive cross-sectional, and 2 tested partnership interventions.
02In the 2 intervention studies, parent-reported partnership, attachment, satisfaction and self-efficacy increased, and anxiety decreased, but infant weight, oral feeding time and postoperative stay did not improve.
03In the 2 qualitative or mixed-methods studies, partnership was described as trust, communication and parental participation, but parents and nurses perceived it differently.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The review did not assess the quality of the 30 included studies. Most included studies were cross-sectional, so they show links, not that partnership causes better care. Only 3 studies sampled both parents and nurses, and only 2 tested partnership interventions. The review is limited to South Korean paediatric settings, so its findings may not transfer to other health systems. Child recovery outcomes were not improved in the intervention studies.
Declared interests
Funded by research funds from Gwangju University in 2024. The authors declared no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that nurse and parent partnership programmes improve children’s physical recovery. In the two intervention studies, parent-reported outcomes improved, but infant weight, oral feeding time and postoperative stay did not differ.