Service Climate and Nurses' Collaboration with Families of Older Patients in the Care Process during Hospitalization.

This study focuses on the concrete role of the presence of a ward's service climate in cultivating nurses' collaboration with family members. Accordingly, this study examined the moderating role of the service climate in the link between nurses' attitudes toward the family and their collaboration with family members in the care process. This is the second article of a series of studies we conducted among health staff in Israeli public hospitals.

Factors Predicting Older Patients' Family Involvement by Nursing Staff in Hospitals: The View of Hospital Nurses in Israel.

According to the family-centered approach, the involvement of family in the care of hospitalized older patients is a crucial element of quality care. Active involvement of family in care by the nursing staff depends on different factors, including attitudes towards the importance of family in the care and perception of the interactions with the family. This study aims to identify the factors predicting staff behavior of involving the family in the care process.