Vetcho, Siriporn, Cooke, Marie, Petsky, Helen, Saito, Amornrat, and Ullman, Amanda (2026) Family-Centered Care Across Thai Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A National, Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 40 (2). e11-e18.

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Abstract

Background: – Implementing family-centered care (FCC) presents challenges to parental-healthcare provider partnership and collaboration in newborn care in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Aims: – To explore NICU nurses' perceptions of FCC (respect, collaboration, and support) during the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare these between nurses working in secondary and tertiary/higher care settings.

Methods: – A multicenter, cross-sectional exploratory online survey design study was conducted to identify Thai NICU nurses' perceptions. The online survey of the Perceptions of Family-Centered Care—Staff (PFCC-S) was distributed via a Web page and professional networks between July and September 2022.

Results: – Of the 187 survey respondents, most NICU nurses worked in the NICU for less than 16 years and were employed in tertiary care/higher care settings in southern Thailand. There was a significant difference in perceptions of support subscale between NICU nurses in secondary (mean: 3.32, SD ± 0.53) and tertiary/higher care settings (mean: 3.17, SD ± 0.46) (P < .05).

Conclusion: – Despite the challenges of the visitation restriction of COVID-19 in Thailand, nurses' perceptions of the value of FCC were maintained.Relevance to Clinical Practice: – Further research is recommended to investigate how FCC can be implemented where there is a lack of material and infrastructure resources and staff shortage.

Item ID:	91991
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1550-5073
Copyright Information:	Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2026 01:40
FoR Codes:	42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4205 Nursing > 420599 Nursing not elsewhere classified @ 100%
SEO Codes:	20 HEALTH > 2005 Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) > 200506 Neonatal and child health @ 100%
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