Treatment fidelity in a pragmatic clinical trial of music therapy for premature infants and their parents: the LongSTEP study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment fidelity (TF) refers to methodological strategies used to monitor and enhance the reliability and validity of interventions. We evaluated TF in a pragmatic RCT of music therapy (MT) for premature infants and their parents.

Methods

Two hundred thirteen families from seven neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) were randomized to receive standard care, or standard care plus MT during hospitalization, and/or during a 6-month period post-discharge. Eleven music therapists delivered the intervention. Audio and video recordings from sessions representing approximately 10% of each therapists' participants were evaluated by two external raters and the corresponding therapist using TF questionnaires designed for the study (treatment delivery (TD)). Parents evaluat

SUBMITTER: Gaden TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983212 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature