Effectiveness of interventions during NICU hospitalization on the neurodevelopment of preterm infants: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous systematic reviews have examined preterm infants' long-term neurodevelopment after neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge, although none have explored the effectiveness of interventions on preterm infants' neurodevelopment during NICU hospitalization. The aim of this review is to evaluate whether interventions, i.e., sensory stimulation, parental involvement, and control of environment, improve preterm infants' neurodevelopment during their NICU hospitalization.

Methods

Experimental studies such as randomized controlled/clinical trials (RCTs) and cluster RCT will be included in this systematic review. Selected studies will be published in English or in French, in the past 15 years from 2002 to 2017. The following electronic databases will be search

SUBMITTER: Aita M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5670699 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature