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Staff opinions regarding the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP).
- Source :
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Early human development [Early Hum Dev] 2007 Jul; Vol. 83 (7), pp. 425-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Apr 27. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- This study explored the opinions of (para)medical and nursing staff in two Dutch Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU's). A questionnaire was used that measured: a) the perceived impact of NIDCAP on several NICU conditions, b) attitudes, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, knowledge and abilities of using the NIDCAP method (based on the Theory of Planned Behavior) and c) training interest, requirements, information sources and the relevance of the NIDCAP method for different groups of NICU patients. Respondents were positive about NIDCAP and felt that using NIDCAP is fulfilling and leads to improvement of the infant's development, health and well-being. However, NIDCAP was also thought to be time-consuming and might worsen job conditions. The nursing staff, compared to the medical staff, had a more positive attitude (p=.004), higher perceived behavioral control (p=.004) and perceived a more positive impact of NIDCAP on NICU conditions (p=.008).
- Subjects :
- Health Plan Implementation statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal organization & administration
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal statistics & numerical data
Medical Staff, Hospital
Neonatal Nursing methods
Nursing Assessment statistics & numerical data
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Surveys and Questionnaires
Attitude of Health Personnel
Child Development physiology
Health Plan Implementation methods
Intensive Care, Neonatal methods
Personnel, Hospital
Program Evaluation statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0378-3782
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Early human development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17467202
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.03.007