1. Sociodemographic factors and family use of remote infant viewing in neonatal intensive care.
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Patel RK, Kreofsky BL, Morgan KM, Weaver AL, Fang JL, and Brumbaugh JE
- Subjects
- Infant, Newborn, Female, Infant, Humans, Gestational Age, Mothers, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Intensive Care, Neonatal, Sociodemographic Factors
- Abstract
Objective: We aimed to determine whether the use of remote infant viewing (RIV) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) differed based on maternal sociodemographic factors., Methods: The number of RIV camera views and view duration were obtained for NICU patients between 10/01/2019 and 3/31/2021 and standardized relative to patient days. Maternal sociodemographic and neonatal characteristics were obtained from institutional databases., Results: Families in which mothers were unmarried (aOR 1.42, 95% CI 1.03-1.95), did not require an interpreter (aOR 2.86, 95% CI 1.54-5.32), were multiparous (aOR 1.56, 95% CI 1.16-2.10), delivered prior to 37 weeks' gestation (aOR 1.57, 95% CI 1.17-2.12), or resided ≥50 miles from the NICU (aOR 1.38, 95% CI 1.02-1.87) were significantly more likely to use RIV., Conclusion: Family use of RIV in the NICU varied by multiple sociodemographic factors. Further investigation to understand and to address potential equity gaps revealed or created by RIV are warranted., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.)
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- 2023
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