ReviewInternational journal of nursing studies advances2026
Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for parents of preterm infants during transition from neonatal intensive care unit-to-home: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Abstract
Background: Early intervention programmes increasingly use eHealth components to extend family-centred support beyond neonatal intensive care unit discharge. However, their effectiveness on parental and infant health outcomes during the transition from neonatal intensive care unit to home remains unclear. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of eHealth early intervention programmes supporting parents of preterm infants during the transition from neonatal intensive care unit to home on parental and infant outcomes. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (PubMed), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (EBSCOhost), Psychological Information Database (ProQuest), Scientific Electronic Library Online, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; EBSCOhost), and ClinicalTrials (clinicaltrials.gov) from inception to 20 May 2024, supplemented by grey literature. Review methods: Eligible randomised controlled trials evaluated eHealth-supported early intervention programmes initiated during neonatal intensive care hospitalisation or shortly after discharge and continuing into the post-discharge period. Random-effects meta-analyses were conducted when at least two trials reported comparable outcomes. Continuous outcomes were pooled using standardised mean differences with 95% confidence intervals. Results: Seventeen randomised controlled trials involving 2364 parent-infant dyads were included. Pooled analyses favoured eHealth-supported early intervention programmes for depressive symptoms at three months compared with usual care ( Conclusion: eHealth early intervention programmes may provide small incremental benefits for parental outcomes during the neonatal intensive care unit-to-home transition, particularly in reducing depressive symptoms at three months. Effects on stress, anxiety, and parenting competence or self-efficacy remain uncertain, and evidence for infant outcomes is limited. These findings support the potential role of eHealth as a structured extension of nurse-led and interdisciplinary transitional care, but further robust evaluation is required to clarify effectiveness, equity, implementation, and sustainability. Registration: PROSPERO CRD42023444721, registered 23 July 2023 and published previously Social media abstract: eHealth-supported early intervention may benefit parental wellbeing after Neonatal Intensive Care Unit discharge, particularly for depressive symptoms.
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