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ItemA descriptive exploratory study of nurses’ and parents’ perceptions of family-centred care in paediatrics wards in hospitals in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia( 2003)The study was conducted with the main purpose to explore the attitudes and understanding of family-centred care of nurses and parents in paediatric settings at four hospitals in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The literature review highlighted that the nurses and the parents/families could work collaboratively to maximise the hospitalised child's welfare. However, nurses tend to have difficulties fulfIlling their obligation towards the parents of hospitalised children, for a number of reasons. In addition, the parents feel that they require expanding their roles to care for their children. Appropriate information regarding the children's health progress is needed by the parents to reduce their apprehension. The method applied was by administering questionnaires to the nurses who worked at paediatric wards and to the parents of hospitalised children who had stayed at least three days in hospital. The study was conducted at Dr. Kariadi Hospital, Semarang Municipal Hospital, Telogorejo Hospital and St. Elisabeth Hospital in Semarang, Indonesia. The participants were asked to complete the questionnaires anonymously and the questionnaires were collected in a sealed collecting box within two months. The findings demonstrated that there were some differences in the perceptions of roles in dealing with the children in hospital, the view and the experiences working together to care for the sick children. The results suggest despite these differences, both nursing staff and parents support the implementation of the family-centred care approach in the paediatric setting. Further research is essential to ensure the understanding of family-centred care in paediatric setting.