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ArticleBMC health services research2021

The effects of webcams on German neonatal intensive care units - study protocol of a randomised crossover trial (Neo-CamCare).

Nadine Scholten, Sebastian Bretthauer, Kerstin Eilermann, Anna Hagemeier, Martin Hellmich, Jan Hoffmann, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Christiane Jannes, Ludwig Kuntz, Pauline Mantell and 8 more

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Article in BMC health services research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Nadine ScholtenUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Faculty of Human Sciences, Institute for Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Eupener Str., 129 50933, Cologne, Germany. nadine.scholten@uk-koeln.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-7745
Sebastian BretthauerGoethe University, Faculty of Law, Ineges - Institute for European Health Politics and Social Law, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Kerstin EilermannDepartment of Business Administration and Health Care Management, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Anna HagemeierInstitute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (IMSB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Martin HellmichInstitute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (IMSB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Jan HoffmannUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Faculty of Human Sciences, Institute for Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Eupener Str., 129 50933, Cologne, Germany.
Dirk Horenkamp-SonntagTechniker Krankenkasse, Hamburg, Germany.
Christiane JannesCologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health, University of Cologne and Research Unit Ethics, University Hospital Cologne and Faculty of Medicine, Cologne, Germany.
Ludwig KuntzDepartment of Business Administration and Health Care Management, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Pauline MantellCologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health, University of Cologne and Research Unit Ethics, University Hospital Cologne and Faculty of Medicine, Cologne, Germany.
Laura MauseUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Faculty of Human Sciences, Institute for Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Eupener Str., 129 50933, Cologne, Germany.
Andreas MüllerDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Alinda ReimerUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Faculty of Human Sciences, Institute for Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Eupener Str., 129 50933, Cologne, Germany.
Christina SamelInstitute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (IMSB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Indra Spiecker Genannt DöhmannGoethe University, Faculty of Law, Ineges - Institute for European Health Politics and Social Law, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Stefanie Wobbe-RibinskiDAK-Gesundheit, Department of Healthcare Research, Hamburg, Germany.
Christiane WoopenCologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health, University of Cologne and Research Unit Ethics, University Hospital Cologne and Faculty of Medicine, Cologne, Germany.
Till DresbachDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
University of Cologne · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DEUniversity of Bonn · DEDAK-Gesundheit (Germany) · DETechniker Krankenkasse (Germany) · DE

Funding

Innovationsfonds 01VSF18037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe separation of parents and their prematurely born children during care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can have far-reaching consequences for the well-being of the parents and also of the children. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of webcams on NICUs and to conduct a systematic assessment of their possible effects on parents and clinical staff. In addition, it aims at determining the need for webcams  in German NICUs and to identify possible barriers and moderators. The development and evaluation of practical guidance for the use of webcams will enable the comprehensive education of clinical staff and parents and, as a result, is intended to mitigate any potential undesirable consequences.

methodsThe study will be based on a mixed methods approach including all groups concerned in the care. Qualitative data will be collected in interviews and focus groups and evaluated using content analysis. The collection of quantitative data will be based on written questionnaires and will aim to assess the status quo as regards the use of webcams on German NICUs and the effects on parents, physicians, and nursing staff. These effects will be assessed in a randomised cross-over design. Four NICUs will be involved in the study and, in total, the parents of 730 premature babies will be invited to take part in the study. The effects on the nursing staff, such as additional workload and interruptions in workflows, will be evaluated on the basis of observation data. DISCUSSION: This study will be the largest multicentre study known to us that systematically evaluates the use of webcams in neonatal intensive care units. The effects of the  implementation of webcams on both parents and care providers will be considered. The results provide evidence to decide whether to promote the use of webcams on NICUs or not and what to consider when implementing them.

trial registrationThe trial has been registered at the German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS). Number of registration: DRKS00017755 , date of registration: 25.09.2019.

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Intensive Care Units, NeonatalParentsChildCross-Over StudiesFocus GroupsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMulticenter Studies as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesHealth services researchNeonatal intensive care unitsNursesParentsPretermPsychosocial stressWebcams

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