Family Involvement In Activities Research Articles

The effect of family-centered care on unplanned emergency room visits, hospital readmissions and intensive care admissions after surgery: a root cause analysis from a prospective multicenter study in the Netherlands

BackgroundOptimizing transitional care by practicing family-centered care might reduce unplanned events for patients who undergo major abdominal cancer surgery. However, it remains unknown whether involving family caregivers in patients’ healthcare also has negative consequences for patient safety. This study assessed the safety of family involvement in patients’ healthcare by examining the cause of unplanned events in patients who participated in a family involvement program (FIP) after major abdominal cancer surgery.MethodsThis is a secondary analysis focusing on the intervention group of a prospective cohort study conducted in the Netherlands. Data were collected from April 2019 to May 2022. Participants in the intervention group were patients who engaged in a FIP. Unplanned events were analyzed, and root causes were identified using the medical version of a prevention- and recovery-information system for monitoring and analysis (PRISMA) that analyses unintended events in healthcare. Unplanned events were compared between patients who received care from family caregivers and patients who received professional at-home care after discharge. A Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze data.ResultsOf the 152 FIP participants, 68 experienced an unplanned event and were included. 112 unplanned events occurred with 145 root causes since some unplanned events had several root causes. Most root causes of unplanned events were patient-related factors (n = 109, 75%), such as patient characteristics and disease-related factors. No root causes due to inadequate healthcare from the family caregiver were identified. Unplanned events did not differ statistically (interquartile range 1–2) (p = 0.35) between patients who received care from trained family caregivers and those who received professional at-home care after discharge.ConclusionBased on the insights from the root-cause analysis in this prospective multicenter study, it appears that unplanned emergency room visits and hospital readmissions are not related to the active involvement of family caregivers in surgical follow-up care. Moreover, surgical follow-up care by trained family caregivers during hospitalization was not associated with increased rates of unplanned adverse events. Hence, the concept of active family involvement by proficiently trained family caregivers in postoperative care appears safe and feasible for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.

Optimizing Tuberculosis Care through Family-Based Nursing Care: A Case Study Approach

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health challenge that significantly impacts individuals and communities. Family-based care is recognized as an effective method to enhance TB management. The aim of this case study is to illustrate the implementation of family-based nursing care in a TB case to provide holistic care. The method used is a case study approach following the Family Nursing Model (FCN) theory by Friedman. A family with TB-diagnosed members was selected as the sample. The nursing care process was conducted over three months with bi-weekly routine visits. The care process included assessment, diagnosis, intervention, implementation, and evaluation stages. The results of this case study formulated the nursing diagnosis “Ineffective Health Maintenance in the Family of Mr. D”. Interventions were based on the five family health tasks, namely understanding health issues through education about TB and the disease process; making informed decisions involving the family; providing care with support for the treatment program undergone by family members; adapting a healthy environment through hygiene behavior education; and utilizing health services through referral to community services. This nursing care illustrates integrated care practices with active family involvement, providing practical guidance to enhance TB treatment outcomes and management at the family level.

Impact of Self-Management on the Quality of Life of Patient with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a hereditary and degenerative disease that requires management throughout the patient's life to maintain blood sugar stability and psychosocial factors. Aims: This systematic review aims to determine the effect of self-management on the quality of life of patients with Type 2 DM. Methods: The selection of the studies refers to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines and JBI's checklist was used to assess the quality of the study. The study selection came from 7 databases Scopus, ScienceDirect, Sage Journals, ProQuest, Emerald Insight, Pubmed dan Taylor & Francis. The number of studies included in the review was 7 articles, 5 articles used an RCT design, and 2 articles were quasi-experimental. Results: The finding showed 2 articles that provide interventions in the form of DSME, 1 article emphasizes self-management interventions based on self-efficacy theory that is oriented towards active family involvement, 1 article specifies interprofessional-based DSM through telemonitoring media, 1 article focuses on community-based self-management interventions, and 1 article specializes in the use of weblogs in conducting self-management. Special 2 articles emphasize nurse leadership in managing interventions during the study. Five articles showed a significant effect of self-management on quality of life and 2 articles had no effect. Conclusion: The findings can be used to optimize self-management intervention in DM patients to improve their quality of life.

Membentuk Karakter Peserta Didik melalui Pendidikan Agama Islam: Studi pada TK Daru Musthafa Al-Jannah

This study aims to explore the role of religious education in shaping the character of students at the Musthafa Aljannah Kindergarten, and to provide recommendations for improving learning approaches tailored to the needs of the students. The research method employed is qualitative with a descriptive approach, utilizing observation, interviews, and document analysis techniques. The results of the study indicate that religious education plays a significant role in shaping the values and character of students, with learning approaches suitable for children, such as role-playing, interactive storytelling, and artistic activities. The research recommendations include the need for active family involvement in religious education, the integration of religious values into the curriculum, and the development of creative learning methods appropriate for the students' developmental levels. It is hoped that the results of this research will contribute significantly to the understanding and implementation of religious education at the Musthafa Aljannah Kindergarten, serving as a basis for the development of more effective learning programs for shaping children's characters positively.

Critical Nurses’ Views And Experiences Of Caring Unconscious Patients: A Qualitative Study

Nurses who care for patients in critical rooms, especially unconscious patients, feel greater pressure and burden of responsibility when caring for patients. This study further explores the nurses’ perceptions as 24-hour care providers for unconscious patients and their experiences observing patients and family interactions during the critical phase of unconsciousness. Data were collected with Descriptive Qualitative Research Approach through a focus group discussion process consisting of 12 critical care nurses as participants. The results show four main themes and seven subthemes, including the nurses’ responses when they first met unconscious patients, family involvement in patient care, the role of family stimulation activities, and the patient’s responses when they woke up. This study concludes that nurses attempt to function effectively according to the nursing process procedures, although psychologically, they experience stress when caring for unconscious patients, and active family involvement s essential to support and enhance the patient’s recovery process. Furthermore, critical nurses need to get interventions for solving their psychological problems and the need to actively involve families in the care of unconscious patients.

How Can Home-School Cooperation Promote Ideological and Political Education for Secondary Vocational School Students

The ideological and political education of secondary vocational school students is of utmost importance, requiring not only scientific guidance from schools but also the active involvement of families. Currently, there are common issues in the process of school-home cooperation in secondary vocational schools, such as parents not prioritizing students’ learning, limited and superficial forms of cooperation, and communication barriers between families and schools. By analyzing the significance of school-home cooperation in the ideological and political education of secondary vocational school students, this paper provides strategic suggestions for implementing school-home cooperation in secondary vocational schools. These suggestions include promoting the correct concept of school-home cooperation, enhancing the guiding ability of family education, and establishing multiple channels for school-home cooperation. Through these efforts, a synergistic educational force can be formed to promote collaborative education between families and schools.

Promoting an Entrepreneurial Culture: Development, Feasibility and Acceptability of a Primary School-Based Program Focused on Soft Skills

This study aims to develop and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention program designed to foster soft skills among primary-school students. Conducted in Portugal, the program employed face-to-face sessions and involved 2958 fourth-grade students from nine municipalities. The program “Players of Dreams” (PD) [“Brincadores de Sonhos”] is an active learning approach that encourages students and other educational community members to engage actively in the learning process. The PD content was derived from a literature review and interviews with primary school teachers regarding the essential skills for success in life, like the considerable skills of an entrepreneurial culture. The PD program utilized group dynamics, pedagogical narratives/storytelling, visual thinking strategies (diagrams and illustrations), family involvement in activities, and specially prepared songs to facilitate learning. Teachers who implemented the program underwent 25 h of classroom training on entrepreneurial pedagogy and received a manual for conducting PD sessions. Students completed activities in their PD manuals and corresponding evaluation forms throughout the program The results provide preliminary evidence to support the benefits of implementing the intervention. The facilitators observed changes in student behavior related to the promotion of confidence, responsibility, sociability, and autonomy. The PD program shows promise for engaging young students and fostering the growth of an entrepreneurial culture. Future research could assess the effectiveness of PD in delivering education and support interventions, while longitudinal studies could provide valuable quantitative and qualitative data to inform educational policies for primary schools.

Covid-19 Prevention Model in People with Diabetes Mellitus Based on Health Promotion Model

Diabetes mellitus is identified as one of the factors of COVID-19. People with diabetes, when infected with COVID-19, will experience worse clinical symptoms. This study aims to develop a model for preventing COVID-19 in people with diabetes mellitus using the Health Promotion Model theory from Nola J Pender. This study used a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study was diabetes mellitus patients at Al Mustofa Lamongan Clinic. The sample size was 110 respondents. The sampling technique used is simple random sampling. The variables in this study are biological factors, previous behavioral factors, psychological factors, sociocultural factors, cognition and affection, family support factors, and prevention of COVID-19 in people with diabetes mellitus. Data analysis used Partial Least Square (PLS). Psychological actors (motivation, personality, anxiety) influenced factors of cognition and affection. Psychological actors influence family support factors. Sociocultural factors (education, norms, and social networks) influence family support. Cognition and affection factors (barriers, benefits, and self-efficacy) influence COVID-19 prevention behaviors. Family support factors (emotional, instrumental, reward, and informational support) influence COVID-19 prevention behavior in people with diabetes mellitus with a statistical T value of > 1.96. Improving the prevention of COVID-19 for people with diabetes mellitus is carried out by increasing one's understanding of the benefits and barriers of preventing COVID-19 and increasing self-efficiency. Family involvement in COVID-19 prevention and its active role in improving COVID-19 prevention. Active family involvement in COVID-19 prevention can increase confidence to behave according to the expectations of important people such as family. Family plays an essential role in prevention efforts.

Activating Relatives to Get Involved in Care After Surgery: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study

Postoperative complications and readmissions to hospital are factors known to negatively influence the short- and long-term quality of life of patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Active family involvement in activities, such as fundamental care activities, has the potential to improve the quality of health care. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the relationship between active family involvement and outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal cancer after surgery. This protocol aims to evaluate the effect of a family involvement program (FIP) on unplanned readmissions of adult patients undergoing surgery for malignant gastrointestinal tumors. Furthermore, the study aims to evaluate the effect of the FIP on family caregiver (FC) burden and their well-being and the fidelity of the FIP. This cohort study will be conducted in 2 academic hospitals in the Netherlands. The FIP will be offered to adult patients and their FCs. Patients are scheduled for oncological gastrointestinal surgery and have an expected hospital stay of at least 5 days after surgery. FCs must be willing to participate in fundamental care activities during hospitalization and after discharge. Consenting patients and their families will choose to either participate in the FIP or be included in the usual care group. According to the power calculation, we will recruit 150 patients and families in the FIP group and 150 in the usual care group. The intervention group will receive the FIP that consists of information, shared goal setting, task-oriented training, participation in fundamental care, presence of FCs during ward rounds, and rooming-in for at least 8 hours a day. Patients in the comparison group will receive usual postoperative care. The primary outcome measure is the number of unplanned readmissions up to 30 days after surgery. Several secondary outcomes will be collected, that is, total number of complications (sensitive to fundamental care activities) at 30 and 90 days after surgery, emergency department visits, intensive care unit admissions up to 30 and 90 days after surgery, hospital length of stay, patients' quality of life, and the amount of home care needed after discharge. FC outcomes are caregiver burden and well-being up to 90 days after participating in the FIP. To evaluate fidelity, we will check whether the FIP is executed as intended. Univariable regression and multivariable regression analyses will be conducted. The first participant was enrolled in April 2019. The follow-up period of the last participant ended in May 2022. The study was funded by an unrestricted grant of the University hospital in 2018. We aim to publish the results in 2023. This study will provide evidence on outcomes from a FIP and will provide health care professionals practical tools for family involvement in the oncological surgical care setting. DERR1-10.2196/38028.

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. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 179 nursing staff at a hospital, using a self-report questionnaire examining staff attitudes towards the importance of family in care, the perception of the interactions with the family (family behavior, communication and conflicts), and staff behavior toward family involvement. The findings point out the importance that staff attitudes have on their behavior in the active involvement of family in the care of older patients. Staff behavior of family involvement was predicted by their perceptions of the family (as conversational partners and having their own resources), less conflicts with the family, and staff academic education. Staff behavior toward family is influenced by their attitude and staff–family relationships. Educational programs should emphasize the importance of family, as well as dealing with conflicts.

The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Time in Different Target Groups and Settings in Germany: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Recommendations on Interventions.

Background: Sedentary behavior is an important risk factor for several chronic diseases and is associated with an increased risk of mortality. We assessed the effectiveness of interventions to reduce sedentary time in Germany and provide recommendations on interventions to reduce sedentary time in children and adults. Methods: We comprehensively searched PubMed, Web of Science and the German Clinical Trials Register up to April 2022 for intervention studies targeting sedentary behavior in Germany. We performed a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of the interventions and a meta-analysis in children. Results: We included 15 studies comprising data from 4588 participants. The results of included primary studies in adults and children showed inconsistent evidence regarding change in sedentary time, with a majority of studies reporting non-significant intervention effects. The meta-analysis in children showed an increase in sedentary time for children in the control and intervention groups. Conclusion: We found inconsistent evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions to reduce time spent sedentary and our meta-analysis showed an increase in sedentary time in children. For children, we recommend physical and social environment interventions with an active involvement of families. For adults, we recommend physical environment interventions, such as height-adjustable desks at work.

STUDENT CLINICIAN'S PERCEPTIONS OF ROLE OF FAMILIES IN TELETHERAPY AND THE FAMILIAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE OUTCOMES IN TELEPRACTICE

With the onset of the pandemic, face to face therapies have become difcult, and telepractice is increasingly being offered to individuals with speech and language disorders. Telepractice requires active involvement and support of the family. With young children, parents play a major role in actively carrying out therapy. In institutional set up, student clinician’s play an active role in delivering teletherapy. As the student clinicians work closely with the families, there is need to understand their perceptions about these familial factors affecting outcomes in therapy. The objective for this study was to evaluate student clinician’s perceptions of role of families in teletherapy and the familial factors affecting the outcomes in tele practice.The methodology was through a questionnaire survey that was conducted among 48 student clinicians who were pursuing their bachelor’s degree in audiology and speech language pathology. All the participants had an experience of over 6 months in the telepractice. The participants were asked to rate their perception of familial factors affecting outcomes in teletherapy over a 5 – point rating scale (where,1= Strongly agree, 2= Agree, 3=Neutral, 4= Disagree,5= Strongly disagree). The familial factors examined were, consistency in attending therapy, presence and active involvement of family during the therapy session, parent’s education, home training practice, presence of siblings and grandparents. The results obtained were analysed descriptively.Results showed that all the clinicians strongly agreed that the families play a major role in telepractice, and factors such as consistency in attending therapy, parent’s presence, active parental involvement, effective communication between the clinician and the family, and parents following up the activities at home as major contributing factors to positive outcomes in therapy. On the other hand, participants perceived parent’s education status to be not a very important contributor to outcome in therapy.

Challenges of COVID-19: Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences During the Quarantine

The purpose of the study is to analyze the evidence gathered from the preschool teachers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. The study was carried out with 11 teachers who have professional experience ranging between 3 to 19 years from private and public preschools. The study was specified according to criterion sampling strategy under the purposeful sampling method. The data gathered via open-ended questions and the phenomenology method, one of the qualitative research designs, was used. The qualitative content analyses technique was applied for analyzing the data. It was reached remarkable themes about the preschool teachers’ pedagogical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the analysis of data. The themes and their subthemes are as follows: The theme “challenges in the distance education process” contains the sub-themes of children, teachers, and parents, the theme “views about educational policy in new normal” contains the sub-themes of technological infrastructure problems, unpreparedness, and negative attitudes, the theme “expectations for the improvement of distance education” contains the sub-themes of teacher training, effective family involvement activities, and technology-based programs.

ECE Program Supports and Teacher-Perceived Support from Families: Are They Connected?

According to the Conservation of Resources theory of stress, early care and education (ECE) teachers who receive greater tangible and interpersonal supports from their workplaces will be more positive and effective in their roles. This may translate to them perceiving or eliciting greater support from families, which is a key component to family engagement, a growing area of study in the ECE landscape. This study explores whether four program-level supports (benefits, professional development supports, teacher social supports, program-level family involvement activities) are associated with teacher-perceived support from families. The hypothesis was that all four will be positively associated. This study uses survey data from 102 preschool teachers and 13 preschool program directors in urban areas of two US states. We use ordinary least squares regression with cluster-robust standard errors and a stepwise build-up modeling procedure to determine associations between independent and dependent variables. While teacher social supports had the expected positive association with teacher-perceived support from families, family involvement activities were negatively associated. Our findings suggest that programs looking to improve family engagement may consider interpersonal/cultural supports for teachers and the larger school community. All else equal, simply offering more family involvement activities may not improve engagement culture.

Family involvement with care homes following placement of a relative living with dementia: a review

AbstractThis review updated a previous review [Gaugler JE (2005) Family involvement in residential long-term care: a synthesis and critical review. Aging and Mental Health9, 105–118] and focused on dementia. Fourteen years of development in family involvement with care homes following placement of a relative was explored. The review aimed to investigate two questions: (1) What types of involvement do families have with care homes following placement of people living with dementia? (2) Which factors influence family involvement with care homes? PsycINFO, MEDLINE and CINAHL Plus were searched for publications between January 2005 and December 2018. Thirty-three papers representing 30 studies were included. Papers were appraised using a quality rating tool designed for use with mixed study designs. Studies were of a reasonable quality though some weaknesses included single-site samples, high attrition rates and poor reporting. Twenty-eight papers highlighted types of involvement including collaboration, family–staff relationship development, decision making and visiting. Twenty-five papers pertained to factors influencing involvement, which included outcome of care quality evaluation, wish for recognition and sense of integration into the care team. Type of family involvement has changed over time with increased emphasis on families’ desire for partnership, to be active rather than passive advocates, and to focus on care monitoring and evaluation. Seven themes of family involvement activities are featured and a non-linear process is proposed. When compared to patient and family-centred care principles, an analysis of family involvement types found good fit overall and potential for framework improvements. Over 30 diverse factors influence inter-family variation in the level and nature of family involvement. Consideration of these factors and resolution of the gaps in evidence, including intergenerational and cultural concerns, can improve care home facilitation of family participation. This dementia-specific review is a comprehensive timely complement to Gaugler's seminal work about older adults in care.

Disproportionality and Risk of High School Students Suspensions due to Non-parental Involvement

A recent study (Bryant & Wilson, 2020) investigates disproportionality of Charter High School students’ suspensions due to students’ ethnicity, socioeconomic status and gender, and it concludes that ethnicity and social status significantly affect students’ suspension. Many researches argue that parental activity is significantly related to improved students’ outcome (e.g., see Liu et al., 2020). However, the parental and family involvement activities have not been investigated in relation to the high school students’ suspension. The purpose of this study is to investigate high school students’ suspension due to ethnicity, socioeconomic status and gender adjusted for the parental and family involvement factors in education and vice versa, by employing the data from the United States National Household Education Surveys. Bivariate analyses suggest that six out of the eight parental factors are significantly related to high school students’ suspension (chi-squared p-value<0.05). Adjusted multiple logistic regression analyses suggest that four out of the eight parental involvement factors significantly (p-value<0.05) affect high school students’ suspension with non-parental involvement showing higher odds of suspension. Our findings have significant implications for practicing and policymaking, as educators and policymakers seek to reduce students’ suspension in the face of adverse students’ outcomes. Keywords: Highschool students’ suspension, Parental involvement, Adjusted analysis, Multiple logistic regression. DOI: 10.7176/MTM/11-4-03 Publication date: September 30 th 2021

The Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Among Arab Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Mixed-Method Review

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for 25% to 45% of deaths among Arab people. The purpose of this review was to investigate the level, predictors, motivators, and barriers to adherence to lifestyle recommendations among Arab patients with CVD. A systematic search of the literature was conducted and reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. MEDLINE, EMCARE, CINAHL, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched. Studies that explored adherence to a healthy lifestyle among Arab adult patients with CVD were included. Twelve studies were included. Quantitative results showed low adherence among Arab people with CVD. Qualitative synthesized results revealed that internal motivators, personal desire as well as structural drivers impact the patient's ability to adhere to a healthy lifestyle. Multidimensional solutions that consider religion and culture and include active involvement of families are required to improve adherence.

Mobile-Health Technologies for a Child Neuropsychiatry Service: Development and Usability of the Assioma Digital Platform.

We developed an m-Health platform to support clinical pathways in a child and adolescent neuropsychiatry unit. The Assioma platform was created for tablets, smartphones and PCs, to support data collection and clinical workflow, to promote constant communication between patients, caregivers and clinicians, and to promote active family involvement in day hospital (DH) procedures. Through the Assioma application for tablets, caregivers filled out an anamnestic questionnaire and explored contents on the DH procedures and neurodevelopmental conditions. The application for smartphones included an agenda function for the DH pathways. Through the application for desktops, clinicians could export anamnestic information in text and Excel formats, send real-time notifications, and push relative contents to families’ account. We tested the usability and satisfaction of the Assioma platform in a group of children, caregivers (N = 24) and clinicians (N = 6). Both families and clinicians gave high scores to almost all usability items. The overall satisfaction reached the highest levels at 50% satisfied for families and at 33% for clinicians. Our results indicate that the Assioma platform has the potential to optimize clinical pathways, increasing compliance and clinical efficiency, and to reduce in-person contacts supporting social distancing for clinical pathways, a crucial need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A scoping review of the literature on grandparents of children with disabilities

Purpose The objectives of this review were to: (a) explore the extent and nature of available research on non-custodial grandparents of children with physical, intellectual, or neurodevelopmental disabilities and (b) descriptively summarize the research findings from those studies. Methods We followed the five-stage scoping review methodology to identify relevant studies from four databases: Medline, CINAHL, Embase, and PsycINFO. Primary, peer-reviewed studies that explored grandparent-related topics in the context of childhood disability were included. Results Thirty-one studies were identified and analyzed. All of the studies followed non-experimental and qualitative study designs. In the last decade, there has been a growing interest in research on this population (n = 15). Grandparents varied considerably in age, education, employment status, and living arrangements (n = 4680). Grandmothers represented the vast majority of the population (82%). We grouped the grandparent-related findings from the individual reports into four categories: 1. Adjustment to grandchild’s disability, 2. Roles, 3. Perceptions, and 4. Experiences. Conclusion Grandparents of children with disabilities are a heterogeneous population that experiences unique challenges in their grandparenting role. Future studies on this topic should be oriented toward high-quality, experimental study designs that take into consideration cultural, religious and demographic factors. Grandparents’ involvement in healthcare should be encouraged. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Grandparents of children with developmental disabilities who are not primary caregivers to their grandchild(ren) are significant family members in many families. They face unique challenges in adapting to their grandchild’s disability and interacting with professionals regarding their grandchild’s disability and functioning. Although there is considerable heterogeneity within this population, most grandparents share the experiences of gradual emotional adjustment to their grandchild’s disability, active family involvement, positive perceptions of their family and grandchild’s disability and lack of services for them. There are no identified interventions in the research literature that aimed to support grandparents of children with disabilities.

Utilizing Family Involvement Activities in a Social Studies Course: An Action Research Study

In the social studies course, which has the function of preparing individuals for social life, it is very important to benefit from social resources. The family is an important social resource that can be used to channel the lives of students into the social studies classroom environment. This study explores how family involvement can be utilized in a social studies course, and examines the views of students, families and teachers for the use of family involvement activities in a social studies course. In the study, action research design, which is a recognized qualitative research method, was employed. The study was conducted with the participation of 5th grade students of a public middle school in the fall semester of the 2016–2017 academic year, along with the parents and social studies teachers of these students. The data for the study were collected from personal information forms, semi-structured interviews, focus group interviews, observations, student anecdote notebooks, family cooperation notebooks, a research diary and voice records of the validity committee, and was subjected to a descriptive data analysis. As a result of the research, it was found that it is possible to teach social studies lesson with activities based on various family participation at home, school and outside school. In the research, it was concluded that teaching social studies lesson with activities based on family participation provides various benefits to students, families and social studies teachers. Family involvement activities at home, at school and outside school as part of such were course were found to strengthen family-child relationships, to help family members spend quality time together, to strengthen relationships between the family, the student and the teacher, and to give families the opportunity to observe the classroom environment. Based on these findings, the study was concluded by making various recommendations for further research and implementation.