Integrative Review of Technology to Support Communication With Parents of Infants in the NICU.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesize findings from the published literature on the use of technology in the NICU to improve communications and interactions among health care providers, parents, and infants.

Data sources

Electronic databases including Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched for related research published through May 2016. The reference lists of all studies were reviewed, and a hand search of key journals was also conducted to locate eligible studies.

Study selection

Eleven studies (five quantitative, two qualitative, and four mixed methods) were identified that met the inclusion criteria. Only studies published in English were included.

Data extraction

Whittemore and Knafl's methodology for conducting integrative reviews was us

SUBMITTER: Epstein EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441555 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature