Evidence for nursing interventions to promote family integrity: a rapid review

Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes; Viviane Martins da Silva; Cheryl Wagner; Karen Dunn Lopez; Leslie Arends; Mary Clarke; Alba Lúcia Bottura Leite de Barros; Howard Karl Butcher

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Evidence for nursing interventions to promote family integrity: a rapid review

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Evidence for nursing interventions to promote family integrity: a rapid review

Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Viviane Martins da Silva, Cheryl Wagner, Karen Dunn Lopez, Leslie Arends, Mary Clarke, Alba Lúcia Bottura Leite de Barros and Howard Karl Butcher

Journal of research in nursing

02/26/2026

DOI: 10.1177/17449871261419406

PMID: 41767191

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Background: Family integrity is a vital determinant of health, influencing emotional, social and clinical outcomes. The nursing intervention ‘Family Integrity Promotion’ has been included in nursing classifications since 1992 but lacks systematic evaluation of its scientific foundation. Aims: This study aimed to assess the level of evidence supporting the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) intervention ‘Family Integrity Promotion’ to inform evidence-based nursing practice. Methods: A rapid review was conducted using Scopus and PubMed, following the Population – Concept – Context framework and Plüddemann’s rapid review protocol. The searches were conducted up to October 2024, with no restrictions on publication year. Seventeen studies meeting inclusion criteria were analysed using the Qualified Scientific Information tool. Results: Most studies were qualitative or descriptive (n = 13, 76.5%), with weighted evidence concentrated at clinical-descriptive (level C) and theoretical (level D) classifications. Only two studies addressed all 23 intervention activities, both generating theoretical-level evidence. Conclusions: Despite limited high-level evidence, partial findings support the intervention’s clinical relevance. Strengthening methodological rigour in future research is essential for advancing its empirical validation and implementation.

evidence-based nursing

family integrity

nursing interventions classification

rapid review

standardised nursing languages

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Title: Subtitle: Evidence for nursing interventions to promote family integrity: a rapid review
Creators: Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes - Universidade Federal do Ceará
Viviane Martins da Silva - Universidade Federal do Ceará
Cheryl Wagner - University of Iowa
Karen Dunn Lopez - University of Iowa
Leslie Arends - University of Iowa
Mary Clarke - University of Iowa
Alba Lúcia Bottura Leite de Barros - Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Howard Karl Butcher - Florida Atlantic University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of research in nursing
DOI: 10.1177/17449871261419406
PMID: 41767191
NLM abbreviation: J Res Nurs
ISSN: 1744-9871
eISSN: 1744-988X
Publisher: Sage
Grant note: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientfico e Tecnolgico: 310378/2023-0
The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 02/26/2026
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9985141992002771

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