PURPOSE: To present an Early Discharge Programme model for preterm infants based on family-centred care, and to describe its impact on the infants and families. DESIGN AND METHODS: Methods included longitudinal growth assessments of 218 premature infants and a qualitative synthesis of two focus group interviews with 15 parents. RESULTS: The main finding was the experience of "parents in control with lifeline to neonatal intensive care unit" based on five syntheses. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: An early discharge programme based on family-centred care has been implemented and integrated into our neonatal intensive care unit that could be implemented by other hospitals.
PURPOSE: To present an Early Discharge Programme model for preterm infants based on family-centred care, and to describe its impact on the infants and families. DESIGN AND METHODS: Methods included longitudinal growth assessments of 218 premature infants and a qualitative synthesis of two focus group interviews with 15 parents. RESULTS: The main finding was the experience of "parents in control with lifeline to neonatal intensive care unit" based on five syntheses. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: An early discharge programme based on family-centred care has been implemented and integrated into our neonatal intensive care unit that could be implemented by other hospitals.
Authors: Sarah Kathryn Read; Aisha Jibril; Olukemi Tongo; Abimbole Akindolire; Isa Abdulkadir; Helen Nabwera; Ian Sinha; Stephen Allen Journal: BMJ Paediatr Open Date: 2020-06-04