Evidence Tools
MCHbest. Medical Home: Family Centered Care.

Overview. Healthcare providers benefit from training and education on family-centered care.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Whether it is something as simple as a shared reading program among medical students,[2] an educational intervention practiced by nurses,[4] or a specific curriculum for primary care providers,[1, 5, 6] when medical professionals are exposed to the tenants of family-centered care, they have a positive shift in their attitudes and demonstrate progressive changes in their practice.[2, 3, 4, 5] The most common outcome of education on family-centered care is in communication skills development.[1,3, 5] The most impactful educational programs are those that incorporate the family experience directly in the training opportunity.[1, 5]

Evidence. Emerging Evidence. Strategies based on emerging evidence show promise but have not undergone extensive testing. While these approaches demonstrate potential, their effectiveness remains unconfirmed. Prioritize rigorous monitoring to ensure they achieve desired outcomes for all MCH populations.

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Potential Data Sources. Data to support this strategy can be accessed through:

• Provider pre- and post- training knowledge assessments
• Provider self-efficacy and competency surveys
• Qualitative data

Outcome Components. This strategy has shown to have impact on the following outcomes (Read more about these categories):

• Quality of Care. This strategy promotes the degree to which healthcare services meet established standards aimed at achieving optimal health outcomes.
• Patient Experience of Care. This study improves individuals' perceptions, feelings, and satisfaction with the healthcare services they receive.

Detailed Outcomes. For specific outcomes related to each study supporting this strategy, access the peer-reviewed evidence and read the Intervention Results for each study.

Intervention Type. Collaboration (Read more about intervention types and levels as defined by the Public Health Intervention Wheel).

Intervention Level. Community-Focused

Examples from the Field. There are currently no ESMs that use this strategy. Search similar intervention components in the ESM database.

Sample ESMs. Here are sample ESMs to use as models for your own measures using the RBA framework (see The Role of Title V in Adapting Strategies).