Testing a Family Supportive End of Life Care Intervention in a Chinese Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quasi-experimental Study With a Non-randomized Controlled Trial Design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal death often occurs in tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). In China, end-of-life-care (EOLC) does not always involve parents.

Aim

The aim of this study is to evaluate a parent support intervention to integrate parents at the end of life of their infant in the NICU.

Methods

A quasi-experimental study using a non-randomized clinical trial design was conducted between May 2020 and September 2021. Participants were infants in an EOLC pathway in the NICU and their parents. Parents were allocated into a family supportive EOLC intervention group or a standard EOLC group based on their wishes. The primary outcomes depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for mothers; Hamilton Depression rating scale for fathers) and Satisfaction with Car

SUBMITTER: Zhang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354658 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature