Relationship-based Care Model in Pediatrics
Depression, Anxiety, Nurse-Patient Relations

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Depression, Anxiety focused on measuring Relationship-based care, Pediatric, Caregiver anxiety, Nurse job satisfaction, Nurse
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- the parents of the children admitted to two Pediatric Units in a nationally renowned university hospital in the North-East of Italy
- had knowledge of the Italian language spoken and written
- were available for participation in the study by signing the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Parents of hospitalized patients for a duration of less than 4 days
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Experimental
Control
Each nurse applied the RBC model through the treatment "Take 5 minutes" (T5M), to parents allocated to the experimental group. This consisted in devoting some time (from 5 to 10 minutes) to improving the relationship with the parent. This treatment can be considered as the practical development of the core principles of the RBC model by the study team. During the T5M the nurse applied the strategies of empathic communication and active listening, learned during the education and training phase. The treatment lasted from 5 to 10 minutes and was delivered once per day during the admission of the patient. The T5M time was considered as additional or supplementary, but not substitutive, of the standard nursing time dedicated daily to patients and parents.
Standard nursing time dedicated daily to patients and parents.