TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurses' Attitudes Toward the Importance of Families in Nursing Care
T2 - A Multinational Comparative Study
AU - Cranley, Lisa A
AU - Lam, Simon Ching
AU - Brennenstuhl, Sarah
AU - Kabir, Zarina Nahar
AU - Boström, Anne-Marie
AU - Leung, Angela Yee Man
AU - Konradsen, Hanne
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - The aim of this study was to examine nurses' attitudes about the importance of family in nursing care from an international perspective. We used a cross-sectional design. Data were collected online using the Families' Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA) questionnaire from a convenience sample of 740 registered nurses across health care sectors from Sweden, Ontario, Canada, and Hong Kong, China. Mean levels of attitudes were compared across countries using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Multiple regression was used to identify factors associated with nurses' attitudes and to test for interactions by country. Factors associated with nurse attitudes included country, age, gender, and several practice areas. On average, nurses working in Hong Kong had less positive attitudes compared with Canada and Sweden. The effects of predictors on nurses' attitudes did not vary by country. Knowledge of nurses' attitudes could lead to the development of tailored interventions that facilitate nurse-family partnerships in care.
AB - The aim of this study was to examine nurses' attitudes about the importance of family in nursing care from an international perspective. We used a cross-sectional design. Data were collected online using the Families' Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA) questionnaire from a convenience sample of 740 registered nurses across health care sectors from Sweden, Ontario, Canada, and Hong Kong, China. Mean levels of attitudes were compared across countries using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Multiple regression was used to identify factors associated with nurses' attitudes and to test for interactions by country. Factors associated with nurse attitudes included country, age, gender, and several practice areas. On average, nurses working in Hong Kong had less positive attitudes compared with Canada and Sweden. The effects of predictors on nurses' attitudes did not vary by country. Knowledge of nurses' attitudes could lead to the development of tailored interventions that facilitate nurse-family partnerships in care.
KW - cross-national comparisons
KW - cross-sectional
KW - family-focused care
KW - nurse attitudes
KW - survey
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114501957&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10748407211042338
DO - 10.1177/10748407211042338
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34493109
SN - 1074-8407
VL - 28
SP - 69
EP - 82
JO - Journal of Family Nursing
JF - Journal of Family Nursing
IS - 1
ER -