Title
Parental experiences during the first period at the neonatal unit after two developmental care interventions
Author
van der Pal, S.M.
Maguire, C.
le Cessie, S.
Wit, J.
Walther, F.
Bruil, J.
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
Publication year
2007
Abstract
Aim: Developmental care has gained increased attention in the individualized care for preterm infants. This study was designed to explore the effect of a basic form of developmental care and the more extended Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) on parental stress, confidence and perceived nursing support. Methods : Two consecutive randomized controlled trials (RCT's) comparing (1) standard care versus basic developmental care (standardized nests and incubator covers) (n = 133) and (2) basic developmental care versus NIDCAP, including behavioural observations (n = 150). Parents of infants born <32 weeks gestational age (GA) received questionnaires after the first week of admission in the neonatal unit and on average these 2 weeks after the birth of their infant. Results : No significant differences were found in confidence, perceived nursing support or parental stress. The difference in parental stress between mother and father was less in the NIDCAP intervention group (p = .03), although not significant
Subject
Health
Developmental care
Neonatal care
Parental stress
Child behavior
Clinical trial
Comparative study
Conservative treatment
Controlled clinical trial
Controlled study
Gestational age
Hospital admission
Incubator
Infant
Intervention study
Major clinical study
Newborn
Newborn intensive care
Nursing
Personal experience
Prematurity
Randomization
Randomized controlled trial
Adaptation, Psychological
Child Development
Family Nursing
Female
Humans
Incubators, Infant
Infant Behavior
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Intensive Care, Neonatal
Male
Netherlands
Observation
Parents
Professional-Family Relations
Questionnaires
Sex Factors
Social Support
Stress, Psychological
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00487.x
TNO identifier
278329
Source
Acta Paediatrica, 69 (11), 1611-1616
Document type
article