Embedding the 'CoolCuddle' intervention for infants undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in NICU: an evaluation using normalisation process theory.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Newborn infants exposed to lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain around birth may develop brain dysfunction (hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy-HIE). These infants undergo 72 hours of cooling therapy and most are not held by their parents in the UK. We examined the implementation of 'CoolCuddle', identifying factors that impact embedding of this complex intervention in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across England.

Design

Process evaluation and qualitative study using a standard questionnaire and interviews. Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) core constructs were used to assess relevant issues to staff embedding 'CoolCuddle', to discern change over time and different settings. Qualitative interviews provided valuable contextual exploration of implementat

SUBMITTER: Beasant L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492938 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature