Parent, patient and clinician perceptions of outcomes during and following neonatal care: a systematic review of qualitative research.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Multiple outcomes can be measured in infants that receive neonatal care. It is unknown whether outcomes of importance to parents and patients differ from those of health professionals. Our objective was to systematically map neonatal care outcomes discussed in qualitative research by patients, parents and healthcare professionals and test whether the frequency with which outcomes are discussed differs between groups.

Design

Systematic review of qualitative literature. The following databases were searched: Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO and ASSIA from 1997 to 2017. Publications describing qualitative data relating to neonatal care outcomes, reported by former patients, parents or healthcare professionals, were included. Narrative text was analysed and outcomes g

SUBMITTER: Webbe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203019 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature