Staff opinions regarding the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP)
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This study explored the opinions of (para)medical and nursing staff in two Dutch Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU's). A questionnaire was used that measured: a) the perceived impact of NIDCAP on several NICU conditions, b) attitudes, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, knowledge and abilities of using the NIDCAP method (based on the Theory of Planned Behavior) and c) training interest, requirements, information sources and the relevance of the NIDCAP method for different groups of NICU patients. Respondents were positive about NIDCAP and felt that using NIDCAP is fulfilling and leads to improvement of the infant's development, health and well-being. However, NIDCAP was also thought to be time-consuming and might worsen job conditions. The nursing staff, compared to the medical staff, had a more positive attitude (p = .004), higher perceived behavioral control (p = .004) and perceived a more positive impact of NIDCAP on NICU conditions (p = .008). © 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Topics
Developmental careNIDCAPStaff opinionTheory of planned behaviorarticlechild developmentchild healthdevelopmental carehealth personnel attitudehealth programhumanmedical staffNetherlandsnewborn carenewborn intensive carenursing staffparamedical personnelTheory of Planned BehaviortrainingwellbeingAttitude of Health PersonnelChild DevelopmentHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalIntensive Care, NeonatalMedical Staff, HospitalNeonatal NursingNursing AssessmentNursing Staff, HospitalPersonnel, HospitalProgram EvaluationQuestionnairesRandomized Controlled TrialsJeugd en Gezondheid
TNO Identifier
240066
ISSN
03783782
Source
Early Human Development, 83(7), pp. 425-432.
Pages
425-432
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