Manuscript Title:

EFFECT OF FAMILY CENTERED CARE BASED INTERVENTION ON IMPROVING QUALITY OF CHILDRENS LIFE WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES

Author:

NOHA ABD EL-HAMID HASSAN, WAFAA EL-SAYED OUDA, MANAL FAROUK MOHAMED, REHAB HASSAN KAFL

DOI Number:

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18480050

Published : 2026-02-10

About the author(s)

1. NOHA ABD EL-HAMID HASSAN - Assistant Lecturer, Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Badr University in Cairo.
2. WAFAA EL-SAYED OUDA - Professor, Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.
3. MANAL FAROUK MOHAMED - Professor, Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University.
4. REHAB HASSAN KAFL - Assistant Professor, Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University.

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Abstract

Background: Family centered care (FCC) is a holistic approach for planning, delivering, and evaluating mutually beneficial partnerships among families and healthcare providers. Children with chronic kidney diseases (CKD) have elevated health care needs and often experience physical, emotional and social difficulties which negatively affect their quality of life. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of family centered care-based intervention on improving quality of children life with chronic kidney diseases. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at pediatric inpatient and outpatient departments affiliated to Suez Canal University Hospital and General Ismailia Hospital, affiliated to Comprehensive Health Insurance/Egypt. Sample: Non probability convenience sample involved 45 children suffering from CKD of both gender, aged between 1-18 years (with the exclusion of children suffering from other chronic illness, either medical or mental). All available family caregivers accompanying their children were involved regardless of their characteristics. Tool (1) The pre designed questionnaire, (2) the index of family caregivers participation, (3) observational checklist, (4) quality of life scale and the family centered care scale were used pre/post FCC based intervention. Results: There was a highly statistically significant relation (P<0.001) between the core concept of family centered care of the studied family caregivers and the total QoL of their children post family centered care based intervention. Conclusion: The family centered care intervention had a positive effect on improving the quality of life of children with chronic kidney diseases. Recommendation: Include family centered care approach in care of children suffering from CKD.


Keywords

Chronic Kidney Diseases, Family Centered Care, Quality of Life, Pediatric Nursing.