Evaluation of a complex couplet care intervention in a neonatal intensive care unit: A mixed methods study protocol
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Evaluation of a complex couplet care intervention in a neonatal intensive care unit : A mixed methods study protocol. / Bjerregaard, Michella; Axelin, Anna; Carlsen, Emma Louise Malchau; Birk, Hans Okkels; Poulsen, Ingrid; Palisz, Patrick; Kallemose, Thomas; Brødsgaard, Anne.
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T1 - Evaluation of a complex couplet care intervention in a neonatal intensive care unit
T2 - A mixed methods study protocol
AU - Bjerregaard, Michella
AU - Axelin, Anna
AU - Carlsen, Emma Louise Malchau
AU - Birk, Hans Okkels
AU - Poulsen, Ingrid
AU - Palisz, Patrick
AU - Kallemose, Thomas
AU - Brødsgaard, Anne
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Chinese Medical Association. Pediatric Investigation published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Futang Research Center of Pediatric Development.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Background: Families with an infant in need of intensive care most often experience a harmful separation after birth. This is due to a division of medical specialties into neonatal care and maternal care. Therefore, a couplet care intervention is implemented for mother-infant dyads in a neonatal intensive care unit. This study protocol provides a comprehensive evaluation of the intervention. The aim is to evaluate the effect and implementation of a complex couplet care intervention to promote zero separation between mother and infant. Methods: The couplet care intervention is a family-centered model of care, where treatment-requiring mother-infant dyads will be admitted together and receive couplet care by neonatal nurses. The study adheres to the framework of the Medical Research Council and will use a mixed methods embedded design comprising a quasi-experimental trial and a qualitative process evaluation. Finally, a health economic evaluation will be conducted to assess the cost-effectiveness of this complex couplet care intervention. Discussion: Separation of mother-infant dyads after birth has an adverse impact on family health and well-being. This study protocol evaluates a complex couplet care intervention. With this study, a first step is taken to help bridge the gap between current practices and a new care model to prevent the separation of mothers and their infants.
AB - Background: Families with an infant in need of intensive care most often experience a harmful separation after birth. This is due to a division of medical specialties into neonatal care and maternal care. Therefore, a couplet care intervention is implemented for mother-infant dyads in a neonatal intensive care unit. This study protocol provides a comprehensive evaluation of the intervention. The aim is to evaluate the effect and implementation of a complex couplet care intervention to promote zero separation between mother and infant. Methods: The couplet care intervention is a family-centered model of care, where treatment-requiring mother-infant dyads will be admitted together and receive couplet care by neonatal nurses. The study adheres to the framework of the Medical Research Council and will use a mixed methods embedded design comprising a quasi-experimental trial and a qualitative process evaluation. Finally, a health economic evaluation will be conducted to assess the cost-effectiveness of this complex couplet care intervention. Discussion: Separation of mother-infant dyads after birth has an adverse impact on family health and well-being. This study protocol evaluates a complex couplet care intervention. With this study, a first step is taken to help bridge the gap between current practices and a new care model to prevent the separation of mothers and their infants.
KW - Complex interventions
KW - Couplet care
KW - Family-centered care
KW - Neonatology
KW - Zero separation
U2 - 10.1002/ped4.12420
DO - 10.1002/ped4.12420
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85186861988
JO - Pediatric Investigation
JF - Pediatric Investigation
SN - 2574-2272
ER -
ID: 386452565