| Literature DB >> 35004472 |
Wonjin Seo, Hyejung Lee, Sumi Oh, Hyoeun Sa, Hyoyeong Kim.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to review studies investigating the effect of bereavement care provided for parents in the neonatal intensive care unit.Entities:
Keywords: Bereavement; Intensive care unit; Newborn; Review
Year: 2020 PMID: 35004472 PMCID: PMC8650932 DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2020.26.2.286
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Health Nurs Res ISSN: 2287-9110
Figure 1.Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow diagram of the literature search.
Description of the Studies Included (N=5)
| Author (year) | Country | Study design | Setting | Subjects (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raitio, Kaunonen & Aho (2015) | Finland | Post-test control group design | 2 NICU (Exp.) | Exp.: 83 mothers |
| 3 NICU (Cont.) | Cont.: 53 mothers | |||
| Rosenbaum et al. (2015) | United States | Randomized control trial | 1 NICU | Exp.: 39 families |
| Cont.: 35 families | ||||
| Nikkola, Kaunonen, & Aho (2013) | Finland | Post-test only design | 2 NICU | 86 mothers |
| Aho et al. (2011) | Finland | Post-test control group design | 2 NICU (Exp.) | Exp.: 62 fathers |
| 3 NICU (Cont.) | Cont.: 41 fathers | |||
| Mahan, Schreiner, & Green (1983) | United States | One group cohort study | 1 NICU | 117 mothers and fathers |
Cont.=Control group; Exp.=Experimental group; NICU=Neonatal intensive care unit.
Description of Bereavement Care and Study Results (N=5)
| Author (year) | Bereavement care | Variable | Instrument | Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | Provider | Time post death | Major result (p value) | Additional result (score or p value) | |||||
| Mahan, Schreiner, & Green (1983) | (1) 'The Bereaved Parent' book | SW | 2 weeks | • | Perception of timing | - Questionnaire developed for the study | - Book was helpful | - Communication with others was helpful. | |
| (2) Grief information | MD | ||||||||
| (3) Telephone contact | |||||||||
| Aho et al. (2011) | Exp.: | RN | 2~6 weeks | • | Grief reaction | - Hogan grief reactions (despair, panic behavior, personal growth, blame/anger, detachment, disorganization) (61 items) | - Personal growth ( | - Affect: peer (4.34)>health professional (3.81) | |
| (1) Support package with information letters | MD | • | Social support | ||||||
| (2) Peer support (bereaved father) | Chaplain | ||||||||
| (3) Contact with health care personnel | - Developed for the study (affect, affirmation, aid) | - Affirmation: health professional (3.70)>peers (3.48) | |||||||
| Cont.: | |||||||||
| (1) Routine care | |||||||||
| Nikkola, Kaunonen, & Aho (2013) | Exp.: | RN | 2~6 weeks | • | Social support | - Developed for the study | - Helped 37% of mothers with coping. | - Affect: peer (4.58)>health professional (4.00) | |
| (1) Support package with information letters | MD | • | Experience of the care | ||||||
| (2) Peer support (bereaved father) | Chaplain | - Developed for the study | - Affirmation: health professional (3.62)>peer (3.50) | ||||||
| (3) Support from health care personnel | |||||||||
| Cont.: | - Mothers with higher health status received more social support ( | ||||||||
| (1) Routine care | |||||||||
| Raitio, Kaunonen & Aho (2015) | Exp.: | RN | 2~6 weeks | • | Grief reaction | - Hogan grief reactions | - No differences in any grief reaction dimensions | - Mothers with poorer health status (Exp.) showed stronger grief reaction ( | |
| (1) Support package with information letters | MD | ||||||||
| (2) Peer support (bereaved mother) | Chaplain | ||||||||
| (3) Contact with health care personnel | |||||||||
| Cont.: | |||||||||
| (1) Routine care | |||||||||
| Rosenbau m et al. (2015) | Exp.: | Research team | 8~12 weeks | • | Grief | - Parental grief scale (33 items) | |||
| (1) Standard care with 90-minute neonatalbereavement support DVD | • | Depression | - CES-Depression (20 items) | ||||||
| Cont.: | • | Spiritual beliefs | - The Royal Free interview for spiritual and religious beliefs (6 items) | ||||||
| (1) Standard care | • | Social provision | - Social provisions scale (24 items) | ||||||
Cont.=Control group; CES-Depression=Center for epidemiologic studies-depression; DVD=Digital versatile disk; Exp.=Experimental group; MD=Medical doctor; RN=Registered nurse; SW=Social worker.