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Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify factors related to developmental care performance among neonatal intensive care units (NICU) nurses.Entities:
Keywords: Development and growth; Infants, premature; Intensive care units, neonatal; Nursing care
Year: 2020 PMID: 35004458 PMCID: PMC8650931 DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2020.26.2.131
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Health Nurs Res ISSN: 2287-9110
Characteristics of Participants (N=139)
| Characteristics | Categories | n (%) | M±SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | <30 | 105 (75.5) | 27.8±4.8 | |
| ≥30 | 34 (24.5) | |||
| Education level | Bachelor's | 129 (92.8) | ||
| ≥Master's | 10 (7.2) | |||
| Hospital area | Busan | 70 (50.4) | ||
| Yangsan, Daegu | 47 (33.8) | |||
| Seoul, Incheon | 22 (15.8) | |||
| Clinical career (year) | <1 | 18 (12.9) | 5.3±4.9 | |
| 1~<3 | 38 (27.4) | |||
| 3~<5 | 27 (19.4) | |||
| 5~<7 | 20 (14.4) | |||
| ≥7 | 36 (25.9) | |||
| NICU career (year) | <1 | 20 (14.4) | 4.1±3.5 | |
| 1~<3 | 47 (33.8) | |||
| 3~<5 | 29 (20.9) | |||
| 5~<7 | 20 (14.4) | |||
| ≥7 | 23 (16.5) | |||
| Number of assigned patient | <3 | 35 (25.2) | 3.71±0.80 | |
| ≥3 | 104 (74.8) | |||
| Work hours per day | ≤8 | 22 (15.8) | 9.19±0.78 | |
| >8 | 117 (84.2) | |||
| Developmental care education experience | No | 72 (51.8) | ||
| Yes | 67 (48.2) | |||
| Developmental care education (n=67) | Times | <2 | 37 (55.2) | 1.75±0.98 |
| ≥2 | 30 (44.8) | |||
| Course[ | Workplace training | 46 (47.4) | ||
| Refresher training | 10 (10.3) | |||
| Conference or seminar | 39 (40.2) | |||
| College | 2 (2.1) | |||
| Type | One-time event | 60 (89.6) | ||
| Regular education | 7 (10.4) | |||
Multiple response; NICU=Neonatal intensive care unit.
Developmental Care Performance, Developmental Care Perceptions, and Nursing Work Environment (N=139)
| Characteristics | M±SD | Min | Max | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental care performance | 0.81±0.08 | 0.62 | 0.99 | 0.50~1.00 |
| Individualized care | 0.81±0.09 | 0.62 | 0.98 | 0.50~1.00 |
| Family-centered care | 0.81±0.10 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 0.50~1.00 |
| Collaboration | 0.82±0.09 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 0.50~1.00 |
| Developmentally appropriate environment | 0.81±0.09 | 0.61 | 1.00 | 0.50~1.00 |
| Developmental care perceptions | 3.63±0.38 | 2.52 | 4.79 | 1.00~5.00 |
| Attitude | 3.69±0.38 | 2.63 | 4.50 | 1.00~5.00 |
| Perceived behavioral control | 3.29±0.57 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 1.00~5.00 |
| Subjective norm | 3.83±0.56 | 2.25 | 5.00 | 1.00~5.00 |
| Intention | 3.73±0.63 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 1.00~5.00 |
| Behavior | 3.72±0.66 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.00~5.00 |
| Nursing work environment | 2.72±0.38 | 1.69 | 3.66 | 1.00~4.00 |
| Nurse participation in hospital affairs | 2.45±0.49 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 1.00~4.00 |
| Nursing foundations for quality of care | 2.94±0.37 | 1.80 | 4.00 | 1.00~4.00 |
| Nurse manager ability, leadership, and support | 2.88±0.50 | 1.30 | 4.00 | 1.00~4.00 |
| Staffing and resource adequacy | 2.64±0.51 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.00~4.00 |
| Collegial nurse-physician relations | 2.83±0.49 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.00~4.00 |
Differences in Developmental Care Performance by Participants' Characteristics (N=139)
| Characteristics | Categories | M±SD | t or F |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | <30 | 0.81±0.08 | 1.01 | .315 |
| ≥30 | 0.82±0.08 | |||
| Education level | Bachelor | 0.81±0.08 | 0.06 | .954 |
| ≥Master | 0.81±0.07 | |||
| Clinical career (year) | <1 | 0.81±0.07 | 0.76 | .552 |
| 1~<3 | 0.80±0.09 | |||
| 3~<5 | 0.80±0.08 | |||
| 5~<7 | 0.82±0.08 | |||
| ≥7 | 0.82±0.08 | |||
| NICU career (year) | <1 | 0.81±0.07 | 0.63 | .646 |
| 1~<3 | 0.81±0.09 | |||
| 3~<5 | 0.80±0.07 | |||
| 5~<7 | 0.83±0.06 | |||
| ≥7 | 0.81±0.08 | |||
| Number of assigned patients | <3 | 0.80±0.09 | 0.83 | .413 |
| ≥3 | 0.81±0.07 | |||
| Work hours per day | ≤8 | 0.81±0.08 | 0.72 | .473 |
| >8 | 0.80±0.07 | |||
| Developmental care education experience | No | 0.81±0.08 | 0.32 | .747 |
| Yes | 0.81±0.08 |
NICU=Neonatal intensive care unit.
Correlations of Variables with Developmental Care Performance (N=139)
| Characteristics | Developmental care performance |
|---|---|
| r ( | |
| Developmental care perceptions | .24 (.004) |
| Nursing work environment | .29 (<.001) |
Factors Influencing Developmental Care Performance (N=139)
| Characteristics | B | SE | β | t |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental care perceptions | 0.12 | 0.05 | .23 | 3.34 | .004 |
| Nursing work environment | 0.16 | 0.04 | .27 | 2.93 | .001 |
| R2=.14, F=11.09, | |||||