en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Introduction and purpose: </b>Hospitalization of children is considered a stressful event for parents, and its unfortunate consequences include anxiety, stress and increased burden of care in parents. Considering the importance of family-centered training in empowering parents of hospitalized children, this study was conducted with the aim examining the effect of family-centered empowerment training on the understanding of family-centered care by parents of hospitalized children.</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Methods:</b> This semi-experimental study was conducted on 30 parents whose children had been hospitalized in Tehran Medical Center. The participants were selected by non-random sampling method, before being divided into two intervention and control groups. The data collection tool was the questionnaire of family-centered care perception. Samples in the intervention group received 5 training sessions (30-45 minutes) of family-centered care. Data in both groups was collected and entered into SPSS-21 statistical software to be analyzed by descriptive statistics (table, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (paired t-test, independent t-test, Fisher&rsquo;s exact test and chi-square test) at the significance level of 0.05.</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Results:</b> The paired t-test in the control group before and after the intervention did not show any significant difference between the mean scores of family-centered care perception and its dimensions (P=0.72). However, it showed a significant difference between the mean scores of these variables in the intervention group before and after the intervention (P < 0.01). Also, the independent t-test showed a significant difference between the two groups in this regard after the intervention.</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Discussion:</b> The results of this study showed that family-centered empowerment training increases the understanding of family-centered care by parents of hospitalized children. Therefore, considering the importance, low cost and effectiveness of family-centered training, this care model can be used to improve the quality of nursing care and increase the participation of parents in the care of their hospitalized children.</span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Education, Family-Centered Empowerment, Perception Of Care, Family-Centered Care, Parents, Hospitalized Children 128 135 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-615&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Sohiela Motamedifard 10031947532846007041 0009-0003-4872-5318 No Msc Of Pediatric; School Of Nursing And Midwifery Tehran University Of Medical Science Tehran Iran Farideh Movahedimoghadam 10031947532846007042 10031947532846007042 No Msc Of Critical Care Nursing, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical And Research Institute, Iran University Of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Farzaneh Motamed 10031947532846007043 10031947532846007043 No Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist ,Professor Of Pediatric, Shahid Beheshti University Of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Jamalodin Begjani 10031947532846007044 10031947532846007044 Yes BSN, MSN, Phd, Associate Professor, Tehran University Of Medical Sciences, School Of Nursing And Midwifery.