ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2024
Family-centred care interventions in neonatal intensive care units: a scoping review of randomised controlled trials providing a menu of interventions, outcomes and measurement methods.
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- Pooled it
- Parents' Views on Family Care at a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - A Qualitative Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2026Article
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- A Core Outcome Set for Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Settings: An International eDelphi Study and Online Consensus Meeting.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Newborn and family-centered care: a scoping review on related newborn rights and principles.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Maternal Stress, Depression, Anxiety, and Participation in Care in Neonatal Semi-Intensive and Intensive Care Units: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study in Two Sri Lankan Hospitals.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Implementation of family-centered care in Pediatric Gastroscopy.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Healthcare Professional Perspectives on Optimizing Patient- and Family-Centered Care in Canadian General Inpatient Pediatrics.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Person- and family-centred care in neonatology: a scoping review to identify existing definitions, models of care, and related categories of interventions.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Born Too Soon: Progress and priorities for respectful and rights-based preterm birth care.Reproductive health · 2025Review
- Infant and Family Outcomes and Experiences Related to Family-Centered Care Interventions in the NICU: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Characteristics of intervention studies on family-centred care in neonatal intensive care units: a scoping review of randomised controlled trials.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundBenefits of different types of family-centred care (FCC) interventions in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have been reported. However, a comprehensive review of existing FCC intervention studies was lacking.
objectiveThis review aimed at synthesising the characteristics of FCC interventions, related outcomes and measurement methods in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in NICU, and providing menus of options to favour implementation and further research.
methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library up to 31 January 2022. Interventions were mapped according to five categories as defined by a previous Cochrane review. We described outcome types, measurement populations, measurement methods and timelines. Subgroup analyses were also performed.
resultsOut of 6583 studies identified, 146 met eligibility criteria. Overall, 52 (35.6%) RCTs tested more than one category of intervention, with a large variety of combinations, with the most frequent category of intervention being the educational (138 RCTs, 94.5%). We identified a total of 77 different intervention packages, and RCTs comparing the same interventions were lacking. The 146 RCTs reported on 425 different outcomes, classified in 13 major categories with parental mental health (61 RCTs, 41.8% of total RCTs) being the most frequent category in parents, and neurobehavioural/developmental outcomes being the most frequent category in newborns (62 RCTs, 42.5%). For several categories of outcomes almost every RCT used a different measurement method. Educational interventions targeting specifically staff, fathers, siblings and other family members were lacking or poorly described. Only one RCT measured outcomes in health workers, two in siblings and none considered other family members.
conclusionsA large variety of interventions, outcomes and measurement methods were used in FCC studies in NICU. The derived menus of options should be helpful for researchers and policy makers to identify interventions most suitable in each setting and to further standardise research methods.
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