Experiences with neonatal jaundice management in hospitals and the community: interviews with Australian health professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Worldwide, neonatal jaundice accounts for considerable morbidity and mortality. Although severe adverse outcomes, such as hyperbilirubinaemia and kernicterus, are uncommon in high-income countries, these outcomes do occur, have enormous lifelong personal, health and social costs, and may be preventable. Evidence-based practice commonly relies on clinical guidelines; however, their implementation can be difficult. Implementation of neonatal jaundice care has been adversely affected by issues with professional boundaries, competing professional priorities and poor understanding of neonatal jaundice. This paper focuses on the perceptions and experiences of Australian health professionals involved in the management of neonatal jaundice.

Methods

Using a qualitative d

SUBMITTER: Trasancos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10868246 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature