Feasibility of a guided participation discharge program for very preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies showed that parents of very preterm infants expressed feelings of incompetence and experienced high levels of stress upon the discharge of their infants. We conducted a systematic review of seven studies and observed potential benefits for parental outcomes when using discharge interventions that adopted guided participation (GP). More evidence is needed on the effective doses of discharge interventions underpinned by the principles of GP.

Aim

To investigate the feasibility and preliminarily estimate the effects on parental competence and stress outcomes of a newly developed, nurse-led, GP discharge program for mothers of very preterm infants.

Methods

A two-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit (NIC

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6827218 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature