Patient and Family Satisfaction with Family-Centered Rounds: A Systematic Review

Family-centered rounding (FCR) is conducted at the patient's bedside and provides an opportunity for the care team and the patient's family to communicate and develop a shared understanding of the care plan and management goals. Research on effectiveness of FCR has primarily focused on hospital and provider metrics. In the current systematic review, researchers summarized the evidence on families' experience and satisfaction with FCR.

Of 28 relevant studies of FCR in pediatric patients (aged 0 to 21 years), most took place in the U.S. (23) and were conducted in pediatric intensive care units (10), general inpatient units (6), and neonatal intensive care units (4).

In general, parents wanted to be present during rounds and reported that the ex…