Effect of Family-Centered Education on Patient's Self-Care

With respect to the role of family-centered education in health promotion and well-being, providing motivation for treatment and prevention in patients, and reducing health care costs, as indicated in the studies, the current study aimed to review the effect of family-centered education on patient's self-care. The researchers reviewed 42 qualitative and quantitative research papers from national and international databases from 2000 to 2019 with family-centered education, patient care, self-care, and family empowerment keywords. In the last few decades, the concept of family-centered education and self-care has been addressed and has been considered in various medical specialties, including nursing. Considering health, family-centered approach that emphasizes participatory decision-making for the patient received profound attention. One of the effective models in this regard is the family-centered empowerment model whose impact on patient's self-care has been confirmed. Moreover, family support in patient education is one of the success factors in educating and promoting health and preventing diseases through self-efficacy promotion. Several studies confirmed that using family-centered education and using patterns such as family-centered empowerment can be effective in promoting self-care behaviors of individuals. Family empowerment increases knowledge and attitude, leading to the improvement of performance and quality of care, enhancement of self-care, speeding up the recovery of patients, and reducing the complications of the disease.