Impact of a Parent Video Viewing Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Autor: James P. Marcin, Hadley S. Sauers-Ford, Kristin Sohn, Ashley Hanhauser, Jennifer C. Weber, Daniel J. Tancredi, Kristin R. Hoffman
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Parents
newborns
Neonatal intensive care unit
020205 medical informatics
8.1 Organisation and delivery of services
02 engineering and technology
Telehealth
7.1 Individual care needs
Health Information Management
Neonatal
Infant Mortality
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Cancer
Original Research
media_common
Pediatric
NICU parent
video visits
General Medicine
Patient Discharge
Hospitalization
Intensive Care Units
Breast Feeding
Feeling
Public Health and Health Services
Female
telemedicine
Health and social care services research
NICU
Pediatric Research Initiative
medicine.medical_specialty
Telemedicine
telehealth
media_common.quotation_subject
Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
televisits
Breast milk
neonatology
Library and Information Studies
Clinical Research
Intensive Care Units
Neonatal
Breast Cancer
medicine
Hospital discharge
Humans
Neonatology
business.industry
Infant
Newborn
Infant
Newborn
Family medicine
Time course
Management of diseases and conditions
business
Medical Informatics
Zdroj: Telemed J E Health
Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association, vol 27, iss 6
ISSN: 1556-3669
1530-5627
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0251
Popis: Purpose: Video visits, or televisits, have become increasingly popular across various medical subspecialties. Within the University of California, Davis, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a video visitation program known as FamilyLink allows families to remotely view their babies when they are otherwise unable to visit. This study aimed to explore parents' perceived effects of video camera use as well as the relationship of video visit use with rates of breast milk feedings at hospital discharge. Materials and Methods: Families enrolled in this study completed a series of two identical surveys that gathered self-reported data on their experiences during their infant's hospitalization. Comparisons were made considering whether the FamilyLink program was utilized during the admission as well as changes in self-reported experiences over the time course of the hospital admission. The type of enteral feeding at discharge was recorded and reviewed for each baby. Results: Of 100 families enrolled in the study, 30 were found to have used FamilyLink to visit with their baby. The use of FamilyLink was associated with survey findings of sustained intention to breastfeed or provide breast milk to the baby, as well as increased perceived parental involvement in the baby's care. Improved rates of breast milk feedings at the time of discharge were also found among babies whose families conducted televisits using FamilyLink. Conclusions: Video viewing in the NICU has effected a positive impact on breast milk feedings and parents' feelings of involvement during the admission, with the potential to further improve on families' experiences with a hospitalized baby.
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