1. Parental perception of neonatal retro-transfers from level 3 to level 2 neonatal intensive care units.
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Murthy, P., Dosani, A., Sikdar, K. C., Koleade, A., Rai, B., Scotland, J., and Lodha, A.
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NEONATAL intensive care units ,PARENT attitudes ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,SATISFACTION ,LOGISTIC regression analysis - Abstract
Objective: The primary objective of this study was to determine the overall parental satisfaction with retro-transfers from a level 3 to a level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The secondary objectives were to explore factors that caused parental satisfaction associated with retrotransfer and investigate the factors that could be modified to improve the retro-transfer process. Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study. Questionnaires were mailed to all parents of infants transferred from level 3 to level 2 NICUs from 2016 to 2017. Independent samples ttests, Spearman’s rank correlations, and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with parental retro-transfer satisfaction. Results: Our response rate was 39.1% (n = 140). Of all parents, 64.29% parents were extremely satisfied with the overall retro-transfer process. In our bivariate analyses, multiple factors were found to be strongly associated with parental retro-transfer satisfaction, including parental level of education, the amount of notice and rationale given for the retro-transfer and the level of parental communication and engagement with their infant’s healthcare team before and after transfer. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that when questions regarding the retrotransfer were answered and the level 2 NICU team demonstrated a concrete understanding of the infant’s medical issues and history, parental satisfaction increased. Conclusion: Majority of parents were satisfied with the retro-transfer process. However, close collaboration and ongoing and open lines of communication between parents and the level 3 NICU healthcare teams will increase parental retro-transfer satisfaction rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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