Evidence Tools
MCHbest. Medical Home: Family Centered Care.

Overview. In addition to better understanding the medical needs of their children, parents enhance their partnerships with medical professional when they strengthen their medical knowledge and advocacy skills.[1, 2, 3, 4] By participating in interventions like the Parent Participation Improvement Program, or the online content offered through the Integrated Family Delivered Care program, parents learn skills to improve their partnership with nurses and participate in their child's care.[1, 2] Even something as simple as providing content about their child on a "Bit About Me Bedside Boards" can improve relationships between staff and parents, which then can foster parents' engagement in their child's care.[3] A similar approach with adolescent patients resulted in higher self-esteem and the belief that they can be active in patient engagement.[4] Parent participation programs, family-integrated care models, and the use of bedside boards can improve communication, engagement, attachment, and health outcomes.[1, 2, 3]

Evidence. Moderate Evidence. Strategies with this rating are likely to work. These strategies have been tested more than once and results trend positive overall; however, further research is needed to confirm effects, especially with multiple population groups. These strategies also trend positive in combination with other strategies. (Clarifying Note: The WWFH database calls this "some evidence").

Access the peer-reviewed evidence through the MCH Digital Library or related evidence source. (Read more about understanding evidence ratings).

Source. Peer-Reviewed Literature

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

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

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. As Title V agencies begin to incorporate this strategy into ESMs, examples will be available here. Until then, you can search for ESMs that have similar intervention components in the ESM database.

Sample ESMs. Here are sample ESMs to use as models for your own measures using the Results-Based Accountability framework (for suggestions on how to develop programs to support this strategy, see The Role of Title V in Adapting Strategies).