Çınar Özbay, SevilÖzbay, ÖzkanBoztepe, Handan2023-02-202023-02-202023Çınar Özbay, S., Özbay, Ö., & Boztepe, H. (2023). Integrating Family-Centered Care to Child Health and Diseases Nursing Course via Distance Education. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 1–15. ‌https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2023.2166159https://hdl.handle.net/11494/4715The aim of this study was to determine the impact of an online Child Health and Diseases Nursing course emphasizing family-centered care upon the perceptions of nursing students toward family-centered care. A one-group pretest-posttest model was used in this study. The research participants consisted of 88 students studying at X University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. While 67.1% of the students stated that there were obstacles in implementing familycentered care, 73.9% stated that there were no facilitating elements in implementing of family-centered care. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean scores of the students’ posttest family-centered care attitude and parents’ attitude at the end of the training. This study provides insights into family-centered care, which could be used in crafting policies and interventions in nursing education in Turkey. Such insights could foster positive perceptions of family-centered care among student nurses.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessFamily-centered careAttitudeDistance educationNursing educationArticle11510.1080/24694193.2023.2166159Q2N/A