The Collateral Impact of COVID-19 Emergency on Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Family-Centered Care: Challenges and Opportunities
| Autor: | Cena, L., Biban, P., Janos, J., Lavelli, M., Langfus, J., Tsai, A., Youngstrom, E. A., amp, Stefana, A. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Neonatal intensive care unit
pre-term infant Collateral health care facilities manpower and services lcsh:BF1-990 Family centered care 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine NICU staff Nursing 030225 pediatrics Intensive care Health care Pandemic Psychology preterm infants 030212 general & internal medicine General Psychology business.industry Social change COVID-19 parents Cognition neonatal intensive care unit lcsh:Psychology Perspective family-centered care business |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021) Frontiers in Psychology |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.630594 |
| Popis: | The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting most specialized healthcare services worldwide, including those for high-risk newborns and their families. Due to the risk of contagion, critically ill infants, relatives and professionals attending neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are undergoing a profound remodeling of the organization and quality of care. In particular, mitigation strategies adopted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic may hinder the implementation of family-centered care within the NICU. This may put newborns at risk for several adverse effects, e.g., less weight gain, more nosocomial infections, increased length of NICU stay as well as long-term worse cognitive, emotional, and social development. This article aims to contribute to deepening the knowledge on the psychological impact of COVID-19 on parents and NICU staff members based on empirical data from the literature. We also provided evidence-based indications on how to safely empower families and support NICU staff facing such a threatening emergency, while preserving the crucial role of family-centered developmental care practices. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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