An Educational Intervention Incorporating Digital Storytelling to Implement Family Nursing Practice in Acute Care...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Science
• Family Health
• Digital Health Interventions

Background:

• Acute illness impacts families and requires effective nursing support.
• Integrating family-centered care into nursing practice remains a challenge.
• Digital storytelling offers a novel approach to understanding and improving patient-family experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

• To implement an educational intervention using digital storytelling to enhance family-centered care.
• To assess the impact of the intervention on nursing practice and family perceptions of support.
• To explore the utility of digital storytelling in bridging family nursing knowledge and practice.

Main Methods:

• A quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest measurements.
• Utilized an academic-practice partnership and digital storytelling methodology.
• Quantitative (Family Nurse Practice Scale) and qualitative (questionnaires, digital stories) data collection.

Main Results:

• Nurse participants (n=160) reported positive qualitative feedback on the educational intervention.
• The Family Nurse Practice Scale showed positive but not statistically significant changes post-intervention.
• Family members (n=49) reported significantly improved perceptions of support on 7/14 items of the Iceland Perceived Family Support Questionnaire.

Conclusions:

• Digital storytelling is a powerful tool for developing and implementing family-centered nursing interventions.
• The intervention demonstrated potential in improving family members' perceived support during acute illness.
• This approach effectively translates family nursing knowledge into practical, evidence-based nursing actions.