Annotated Bibliography Family Systems Theory

2 Assignment: Annotated Bibliography: Family Systems Theory Milberg, A., Liljeroos, M., Wåhlberg, R., & Krevers, B. (2020). Sense of support within the family: a cross-sectional study of family members in palliative home care. BMC palliative care, 19(1), 120. This article used a cross-sectional design based on the family system approach and interviewed 209 adult family members that showed an expected short-term survival upon receiving palliative home care. The main focus of the study was to evaluate the factors that showed support and then develop a model from those factors so they can be applied into later practice as successful. The study evaluated certain factors that were collaborated with family members' sense of support to their closest family that was admitted to a palliative home. The researchers used linear models with six specific variables that showed the sense of support from the family. The final results showed that nineteen specific variables significantly showed a sense of support to the palliative patients and from these nineteen, six were created into the model. The findings support that the Family Systems approach is successful in the palliative care setting. The article proves that the Family Systems Approach and Theory is successful in the palliative care setting and is beneficial for those nearing that stage of their life with comfort care measures. The article further mentioned that in the palliative home care setting, family symptoms, members providing play therapeutic a vital role communication, in monitoring and the therapeutic patient, assessing presence. Family Systems Theory places a primary focus on that a family acts as one unit. When that unit has a critical member, it begins to unravel the systems as a whole, so the whole system the 3 must work together to alleviate the issue; in this case, provide comfort and support to a family member in palliative care. This article can be relevant to future nurse practitioner practice because it reminds the nurse practitioner and allows them to be aware that the patient's decisions of their own care may be influenced by their family system, so it is important for the nurse practitioner to create a plan of care that can involve all units of the family. This not only ensures that the family stays informed of plan of care, but the patient is receiving the care and support they need from their family system. Pratt, K., & Skelton, J. (2018). Family Functioning and Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Family Systems Theory-Informed Approach. Academic pediatrics, 18(6), 620–627. This article shows a family systems approach to combat childhood obesity. Familyfocused care, management, and treatment can help target areas of deficits and behavioral interventions can pinpoint and change the physical, emotional, and dietary aspects of the child's life. The article stresses the importance of how a familial support system and education can assist in reducing childhood obesity rates and even prevent obesity from occurring. The study shows a cross-sectional analysis of children from the ages of 6-12 and how a lack of familial support and education negatively correlates on their health and increases rates of childhood obesity. The study showed that children between the ages of 6-12 who are not suffering from obesity have full familial support and parents who make informed decisions about the diet and health of their children, thus having children who are not suffering from childhood obesity, 4 The article relates to family systems approach and theory because it is deriving from that theory and applying the theory into practice to show positive influence in familial interactions and childhood obesity. This will prove to be useful in future nurse practitioner roles because it stresses the importance on how education and family support can influence better dietary decisions and physical education decisions. This improves the lifespan and improves the outcome of the future of the child struggling with obesity. More education and family support, when put into place before the child becomes obese, will prevent the issue from ever occurring to begin with as well. Ren, Z., Zhou, G., Wang, Q., Xiong, W., Ma, J., He, M., Shen, Y., Fan, X., Guo, X., Gong, P., Liu, M., Yang, X., Liu, H., & Zhang, X. (2019). Associations of family relationships and negative life events with depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents: A crosssectional study. PLoS ONE 14 (7): e0219939. The main objective of this article and study was to explore the correlation between family relationships and negative life events, such as depression and suicide with adolescents of Chinese descent. A cross-sectional study was conducted and 3,081 middle school students between the ages of 11-13 were requested to complete a form questionnaire that focused on depressive symptoms, negative events in life, and familial relationships. The study found that out of the 3,081 students, 19.9% of students experienced symptoms of depression. Prevalent depressive symptoms were shown in 13 to 29.2% of students. The overall results showed an extremely high prevalence of symptoms of depression in Chinese adolescents. Parent-child relationships was full mediated by the negative life events that occurred in these middle school students lives, and poor family relationships 5 have the potential to increase this risk even further of depression and depressive symptoms. This article relates to the Family Systems Approach theory because it shows that if the familial unit is not supportive in controlling or managing risk factors of depressive symptoms, these symptoms are prevalent in the lives of adolescents and so forth. This article can be relevant to future nurse practitioner roles by allowing nurse practitioners to be aware of mental health concerns of early teens and adolescents even if the parents are unaware. It is important to screen and give these teens questionnaires so that they can be guided into making healthy decisions in terms of their emotional and mental health. Waters, L. (2020). Using positive psychology interventions to strengthen family happiness: A family systems approach, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15:5, 645-652, DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2020.1789704 This article used a wait-list controlled study that was randomized and compared and assessed the effects of two separate positive psychology interventions on 300 different families across the United States of America and five other countries. A family systems approach was utilized and was used to interpret the overall impact of these interventions in correlation to the overall happiness of the family unit. The systems approach vitalized and recognized that families and their wellbeing and decision-making is influenced by their environments in which they are situated in. The study concluded that positive practice and better environments increase and strengthen the happiness of the family units. 6 A family systems approach was used to conduct this study on actual family units. When families are raised in a better environment than their counterparts, their overall happiness is increased. Based on stress, financial burden, school systems, and neighborhoods, the study showed that the overall environment vitalizes a family and causes the relationships to strengthen as well. This is important for the role of a nurse practitioner to remember and utilize because it can raise awareness for nurse practitioners to provide community resources for families who poorer environments so that their happiness will not depress too suddenly. Wright, B., & Benigno, J. (2019). Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sibling Relationships: Exploring Implications for Intervention Using a Family Systems Framework. American journal of speech-language pathology, 28(2), 759–767. This article focuses on the relationship between patients with autism spectrum disorder and their sibling relationships. The article and study show a correlation between speechlanguage pathology and sibling involvement in the treatment of patients, especially children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Family Systems Theory shows the correlation and relation of family units and how their involvement with treatment and management can play a positive impact on the child's development as they mature. The core principles of the Family Systems Theory were applied and were monitored over time to show implications for intervention and if the interventions and relationships made a positive impact. The results showed that interventions such as communication, the level of development, challenges and strengths for the child must be taken into consideration and are vital to uphold and addressed in order for the promotion of beneficial 7 functionality of the families and involvement of the siblings towards treatment and management. Family Systems Theory played a role in that it was recognized as vital for the autistic child and their family as it guided the framework for research done in the future and furthered practice on intervention with involvement of the siblings. This can be relevant to the future role as a nurse practitioner because it allows for involvement of not only the parents but siblings as well to help manage the disorder as best as possible. Although it may be difficult to put into practice as there is limited research on the subject matter and the relationship between Family Systems Theory and Autism Spectrum Disorder.