https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2025.616

The effects of the introduction of the single-family room in neonatal intensive care and paediatric intensive care on the outcomes of paediatric patients, families, staff, and organizations: a mixed method systematic review protocol

Vol. 42 No. 2 (2025)
Submitted: 4 December 2024
Accepted: 13 February 2025
Published: 9 June 2025
Single-family room, NICU, PICU, outcome, review
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Authors

Giulia Ottonello
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3785-7847
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Silvia Rossi
silviarossi@gaslini.org
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5924-6441
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Nicoletta Dasso
Health Professionals Direction IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Roberta Da Rin Della Mora
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-8991
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Simona Calza
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-5175
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Giuseppe Caracciolo Minniti
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Ilaria Artuso
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2566-145X
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Simona Serveli
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0913-9805
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Fulvia Esibiti
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9616-8106
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Chiara Rebuffi
Scientific Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Stefano Parodi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-1622
Scientific Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Silvia Scelsi
Health Professionals Direction, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.

Introduction: the design of neonatal and paediatric neonatal intensive care significantly impacts the outcomes of the families, workers, and organizations. The aim of this review is to identify the effects of the introduction of the single-family room in neonatal intensive care and paediatric intensive care on the outcomes of paediatric patients, families, staff, and organizations.

Materials and Methods: we structured this work as a systematic review, registered on PROSPERO (CRD42024501520). This review has been developed using Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations. The database search will include PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science. Documents published in English, Italian and Spanish from 2009 will be included.

Results: the results of this review will provide insights on the effects of the introduction of single-family room assessment. This could help nursing stakeholders to effectively evaluate and eventually plan the transition to single-family room assessment to ensure quality of care, user and staff satisfaction.

Discussion: the introduction of single-family room structure plays a pivotal role in family involvement and active participation in their child’s care. Also, this requires modifications in healthcare professionals’ way of approaching and planning patient care. Considering the importance and the substantial changes that single-family room could bring to patients, families, staff and organizational outcomes, this review may provide important insights for the introduction of single-family room on patients, families, staff, and organizations building a rationale on the introduction of this new organizational structure.

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Ottonello, G., Rossi, S., Dasso, N., Da Rin Della Mora, R., Calza, S., Caracciolo Minniti, G., … Scelsi, S. (2025). The effects of the introduction of the single-family room in neonatal intensive care and paediatric intensive care on the outcomes of paediatric patients, families, staff, and organizations: a mixed method systematic review protocol. Scenario® - Il Nursing Nella Sopravvivenza, 42(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2025.616
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