TY - JOUR

T1 - The healthcare professionals' perspectives and experiences with family presence during resuscitation

T2 - A qualitative evidence synthesis

AU - Rubin, Monika Afzali

AU - Meulengracht, Sandra E.S.

AU - Frederiksen, Katja Anna Poulsen

AU - Thomsen, Thordis

AU - Møller, Ann Merete

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation.

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Introduction: Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) is a growing hospital praxis despite lack of high-quality evidence. The aim of this qualitative evidence synthesis review was to synthesize current evidence regarding healthcare professionals (HCP) perspectives on barriers and facilitating factors of FPDR and the potential impact of FPDR on HCP performance. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search May 17, 2023 including primary studies with qualitative study designs. We applied NVivo for data analysis. Data was coded with line-by-line coding and organized into themes and categories following the method for thematic synthesis described by Thomas and Harden to analyse data. The studies underwent quality appraisal by Critical Appraisal Skills Program. We used GRADE CERQual to assess the confidence in the evidence. Results: We identified 8241 articles suitable for screening, 141 articles were full text screened, and nine studies included from Australia, UK and USA. In total, 134 HCP participated, between 2005 and 2019. Most studies lacked sufficiently rigorous data analysis and findings were appraised to have moderate GRADE CERQual confidence. We identified three analytical themes (“Facilitating factors for FPDR”, “Barriers for FPDR” and “How staff are affected by FPDR”) with eight descriptive subthemes. One finding was of high GRADE CERQual confidence: a belief that FPDR is “the right thing to do” which was a “Facilitating factor of FPDR.”. Conclusion: The evidence on HCP perspectives is of low to moderate confidence. The interviewed consent that FPDR is the “right thing to do”, and an ethical principle of beneficence is dominant, especially regarding children.

AB - Introduction: Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) is a growing hospital praxis despite lack of high-quality evidence. The aim of this qualitative evidence synthesis review was to synthesize current evidence regarding healthcare professionals (HCP) perspectives on barriers and facilitating factors of FPDR and the potential impact of FPDR on HCP performance. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search May 17, 2023 including primary studies with qualitative study designs. We applied NVivo for data analysis. Data was coded with line-by-line coding and organized into themes and categories following the method for thematic synthesis described by Thomas and Harden to analyse data. The studies underwent quality appraisal by Critical Appraisal Skills Program. We used GRADE CERQual to assess the confidence in the evidence. Results: We identified 8241 articles suitable for screening, 141 articles were full text screened, and nine studies included from Australia, UK and USA. In total, 134 HCP participated, between 2005 and 2019. Most studies lacked sufficiently rigorous data analysis and findings were appraised to have moderate GRADE CERQual confidence. We identified three analytical themes (“Facilitating factors for FPDR”, “Barriers for FPDR” and “How staff are affected by FPDR”) with eight descriptive subthemes. One finding was of high GRADE CERQual confidence: a belief that FPDR is “the right thing to do” which was a “Facilitating factor of FPDR.”. Conclusion: The evidence on HCP perspectives is of low to moderate confidence. The interviewed consent that FPDR is the “right thing to do”, and an ethical principle of beneficence is dominant, especially regarding children.

KW - emergency department

KW - emergency medicine

KW - family presence

KW - family presense during resuscitation

KW - family witnessed resuscitation

KW - resuscitation

U2 - 10.1111/aas.14323

DO - 10.1111/aas.14323

M3 - Review

C2 - 37669907

AN - SCOPUS:85169880430

VL - 68

SP - 101

EP - 121

JO - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

JF - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

SN - 0001-5172

IS - 1

ER -