Implementing a Parent Education Program in the Special Care Nursery
| Autor: | La Monica L. Hunter, Anne Derouin, Catherine Simmons, Julie Thompson, Stephanie Blake |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Neonatal intensive care unit Emotions Mothers Pilot Projects Infant Premature Diseases 03 medical and health sciences Maternal stress 0302 clinical medicine Intensive Care Units Neonatal 030225 pediatrics medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Program Development business.industry Parent education Infant Newborn Social Support Quality Improvement United States Checklist Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Gestation Female Special care Parental stress Level ii business Child Hospitalized Infant Premature Stress Psychological Program Evaluation Patient education |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 33:131-137 |
| ISSN: | 0891-5245 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.06.007 |
| Popis: | Background Parents of preterm hospitalized infants, whose lengths of stay can range from a few days to several months, often experience emotional liability. Because the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Special Care Nursery (SCN) is a stressful and intimidating environment, prompt attention should be given to reducing parental stress and increasing parental confidence in preparation to care for their child post-discharge. Methods A quality improvement pilot project was designed to evaluate the parent education and support program, titled HUG Your Baby, in a Level II SCN for its ability to decrease stress and increase confidence for postpartum mothers of preterm infants born at less than 35 weeks gestation during the infant's hospitalization. Results The outcomes demonstrated a statistically significant decrease in maternal stress and a statistically significant increase in maternal confidence. Discussion The HUG Your Baby program is an effective parent education and support program that would benefit NICU and SCN families. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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