Video consultation as nursing practice during early in-home care for premature infants and families viewed from the families' homes'.
Mai-Britt Hägi-Pedersen, Hanne Kronborg, Annelise Norlyk
PMID 33570301WHAT IT FOUND
Video consultations in early in-home care were nurse-led, focused on infant weight, and often interrupted.
Families prepared notes and paused daily life. Technology problems and camera confidence shaped what the nurse and family could see.
Key findings
01Consultations were nurse-dominated and largely one-way, with short closed questions and infant weight as the central reference.
02Families prepared notes, chose the consultation location, and paused daily life so the consultation could take place.
03Technology interruptions and nurse camera confidence affected the consultation, sometimes limiting face-to-face visual contact and leaving topics unfinished.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The study included a small number of families from Danish neonatal wards, so it cannot show how all early in-home care video consultations work. The families had to meet criteria for early in-home care, so families with more relational challenges were not included. The observer was also a neonatal nurse, and previous relationships or preconceptions between nurses and families may have shaped what was seen. The study describes how consultations unfolded; it does not test whether video consultations improve infant or family outcomes.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest. The paper is listed as supported by non-U.S. government research.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that video consultations improve care or family outcomes. It describes how a small number of consultations unfolded, not whether they worked.