A clinical-academic partnership to develop a family management intervention for parents of preterm infants.
Ashley M Weber, Kristin C Voos, Tamilyn M Bakas and 6 others
PMID 34219302WHAT IT FOUND
A partnership with NICU parents, nurses, and technology staff built a 26-video family management program for parents of preterm infants.
The prototype used short videos parents could choose when and where to watch; benefit has not been tested.
Key findings
01The first prototype contained 26 short videos totaling roughly two hours, which parents could watch on mobile devices at times they chose.
02Ten mothers were asked about current NICU care, and another 10 mothers gave feedback on the first prototype.
03The planned content focused on managing infant pain, stress, and skin breakdown; feeding and medication regimens; and family functioning inside and outside the hospital.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The paper did not report measured infant or maternal clinical outcomes. The feedback came from small convenience samples of 10 mothers in each phase, so it may not represent fathers, high-risk parents, families with low literacy, or other NICUs. The NICU had a long-standing family-centered care program and paid parent council, which may make the partnership easier than in other settings. The authors were the intervention developers and reported partnership successes, so their descriptions may reflect their own perspective. The paper did not report a comparison group, randomization, blinding, or a controlled test of the program.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflict of interest. The work was supported by university startup funds, an American Nurses Foundation grant, and resources from the university’s Center for Academic Technologies and Educational Resources.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that PREEMIE PROGRESS improves family management, parent well-being, or infant outcomes. The paper reports development of a prototype and feedback from small samples of mothers, not a controlled test of the program.