scholarly journals Assessing needs of families with premature newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Medicina ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Vaškelytė ◽  
Rūta Butkevičienė ◽  
David Klemmac
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Premature Newborns ◽  
Perinatal Center

The aim of this study was to identify needs of families with premature newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, perceived by parents and nurses. The study was conducted in the Kaunas Perinatal Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine. The sample consisted of 181 parents and 37 nurses. The NICU Family Needs Inventory was used for data collection. The instrument included five dimensions of needs. Reliability of the scale was identified as 0.94 using Cronbach’s a. Results. The importance of the needs by parents was prioritized as following: assurance, proximity, information, support, and comfort, and by nurses – assurance, information, proximity, support, and comfort. The needs for assurance, proximity, and information were significantly more important for parents as compared with nurses. Needs for support were significantly more important for nurses. Forty-seven (83.9%) items (out of 56) were identified as important by parents and 49 (87.5%) items – by nurses. Both parents and nurses identified the same 7 items within the group of 10 most important. Parents and nurses identified the same 7 items within the group of 10 least important. Conclusions. Both groups of respondents identified needs for assurance as the most important for parents. The needs for comfort were perceived as the least important by parents and nurses. All groups of needs, except the needs for support, were significantly more important for parents as compared with nurses. Both parents and nurses identified the same 44 items (out of 56) as important for parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The 10 most important need statements and 10 least important need statements were identified by parents and nurses.

scholarly journals Necessidades de mães de bebês internados em UTI Neonatal de uma maternidade privada

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 1390-1404
Author(s):  
Alline Silva Pimentel Barcellos ◽  
Geovanna Porto Inácio ◽  
Joana D´Arc Silvério Porto
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Terapia Intensiva

RESUMO A hospitalização do bebê na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal (UTI Neo) pode ser acompanhada de momentos de instabilidade, insegurança e rupturas na relação mãe-bebê. A mãe tem um papel importante no desenvolvimento e recuperação do bebê nesta unidade. Desse modo são imprescindíveis a atenção e o cuidado com essas mães. Esta pesquisa identificou a importância e a satisfação das necessidades de mães com bebês internados na UTI Neo de uma maternidade particular. Participaram15 mães, com idade média 28 anos. Os instrumentos utilizados para a coleta de dados foram: questionário sociodemográfico e o Inventário de Necessidades e Estressores de Familiares em Terapia Intensiva (INEFTI). Os resultados evidenciaram que as mães avaliaram as cinco dimensões segurança, proximidade, informação, conforto e suporte como muito importantes a importantíssimas. No entanto, alguns itens demonstraram insatisfação, principalmente no que se refere ao conforto. Espera-se que esses resultados possam atender as necessidades das mães ao favorecer o diálogo, o cuidado e criar melhores condições de acolhimento e de espaço físico para amenizar o sofrimento advindo desse período de internação do bebê na UTI Neo.   ABSTRACT The hospitalization of the baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Neo ICU) may be accompanied by moments of instability, insecurity and ruptures in the mother-baby relationship. The mother plays an important role in the baby's development and recovery in this unit. Thus, attention and care to these mothers are essential. This research identified the importance and satisfaction of the needs of mothers with babies admitted to the Neo ICU of a private maternity hospital. Fifteen mothers, mean age 28 years, participated. The instruments used for data collection were: a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Inventory of Needs and Stressors of Families in Intensive Care (INEFTI). The results showed that the mothers evaluated the five dimensions safety, closeness, information, comfort and support as very important to very important. However, some items showed dissatisfaction, especially regarding comfort. It is expected that these results may meet the mothers' needs by favoring dialogue, care and creating better conditions for welcoming and physical space to ease the suffering resulting from this period of hospitalization of the baby in the Neo ICU.

scholarly journals Autonomic responses of premature newborns to body position and environmental noise in the neonatal intensive care unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelim Leal de Freitas Dantas Gomes ◽  
Camilla Malta dos Santos ◽  
Anelise da Costa Souza Santos ◽  
Aline Gomes da Silva ◽  
Mariza Aparecida Malaquias França ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Body Position ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Premature Newborns ◽  
Autonomic Responses

Assessment of Family Needs in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia A. Mundy
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Family Centered

Background Limited research has been conducted to assess family needs in neonatal intensive care units. Health care providers often make assumptions about what families need, but these assumptions are unfounded and can lead to inappropriate conclusions. When assessed appropriately, family needs can be incorporated into individualized plans of care, enhancing family-centered care. Objective To assess the needs of parents in neonatal intensive care units, we asked the following 3 questions: What are the most and least important needs of families in a level III neonatal intensive care unit? Do parents’ needs differ at admission and discharge? Do the needs of mothers and fathers differ? Methods Parents were interviewed by using the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Family Needs Inventory. Participants rated statements as not important (1), slightly important (2), important (3), very important (4), or not applicable (5). Results Fifty-two (93%) of the 56 items were rated as important or very important, and parents rated assurance-type needs highest. Parents at admission rated support needs higher than parents at discharge rated those needs. Needs of mothers and fathers did not differ significantly. Conclusions Identifying the needs of parents in neonatal intensive care units can enhance nursing communication and allow nurses to incorporate parents’ needs into families’ plans of care. The family needs inventory can help identify those needs and allows the integration of individualized nursing care to fulfill those needs, providing a positive family-centered experience in the unit for patients and their families.

scholarly journals Needs Assessment of Family With Neonates Hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Razzaghi ◽  
Yadollah Zahed Pasha ◽  
Karimollah hajian-Tilaki ◽  
Sousan valizadeh ◽  
Afsaneh Arzani
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Northern Iran ◽  
Term Infants ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background: The neonate’s birth and subsequent hospitalization cause families to experience various needs. Assessing the family needs can lead identify the real needs of parents, provide qualitative services and implement family-centered care by nurses. The aim of this study was to assess the needs of families with neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 360 parents of neonates admitted to NICU in northern Iran in 2018- 2019. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire of parents and neonates and NICU Family Needs Inventory (NFNI) of Ward with 5 dimensions of proximity, assurance, information, comfort and support. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients. Results: The most important dimensions of family needs, proximity to infant (93.59%), information (90.53%), assurance (89.18%), comfort (86.70%) and support (80.78%).Comparison indicated that the dimensions of need including assurance of multiparous parents (P<0.001) and comfort in parents with term infants (P<0.02) were significantly more than the rest. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the most important dimension of family needs is proximity to infants. Therefore, it is recommended that the relevant authorities should take effective measures to provide parent-infant proximity.

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