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Multidimensional Assessment of Infant, Parent and Staff Outcomes During a Family Centered Care Enhancement Project
Sponsor: University of Giessen
Summary
This prospective single centre longitudinal cohort study enrols preterm infants ≤32+0 weeks of gestation and/or birthweight ≤1500g and their parents. Following a baseline period additional Family Centred Care elements are introduced as potentially better practices, these elements focus on four areas: the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) environment, staff training, parental education and psychosocial support to the families. The effect of the implementation of additional Family Centred Care elements on infant, parent and staff outcomes are assessed. The parallel data collection enables to study the interrelation between these three important areas of research.
Official title: Multidimensional Assessment of Infant, Parent and Staff Outcomes During a Family Centered Care Enhancement Project in a Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
1 Minute - 14 Days
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
495
Start Date
2020-10-01
Completion Date
2026-07-01
Last Updated
2025-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Family Centred Care (FCC) interventions as potentially better practices (PBPs)
After the previous period, additional Family Centred Care (FCC) elements will be introduced gradually every 6 months, covering staff training, parent education, psychosocial support for families, and last but not least, the neonatal intensive care unit environment. The focus group consisting of nurses and healthcare professionals will meet regularly and will decide on new FCC interventions as potentially better practices (PBPs). New additional PBPs will be disseminated into the greater team through workshops, hands-on teaching, displays, etc. Potential PBPs for our department enclose: Parent participation on rounds Parent skill self-assessment Parent-to-parent support Regular staff education Improvement of psychosocial support Improvement of neonatal unit surroundings to promote parent-infant-closeness
Locations (2)
Mihatsch Walter
Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Department of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Justus- Liebig- University, Feulgenstrasse 12, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
Giessen, Hesse, Germany