Preparing for Home: a before-and-after study to investigate the effects of a neonatal discharge package aimed at increasing parental knowledge, understanding and confidence in caring for their preterm infant before and after discharge from hospital
Ingram J, Blair PS, Powell JE, Manns S, Burden H, Pontin D, Redshaw M, Beasant L, Rose C, Johnson D, Gaunt D, Fleming P
Record ID 32016000535
English
Authors' objectives:
To implement a parent-orientated discharge planning approach (Train-to-Home package) for preterm infants and investigate the effects on parental self-efficacy scores, infants' length of stay (LOS) and change in costs associated with use of health-care resources in the 8 weeks after discharge, before and after implementation.
Authors' recommendations:
The very early discharge of most babies made further shortening of LOS very difficult to achieve. Despite the lack of change of the parental self-efficacy scores, parents reported that their understanding and confidence in caring for their infants were improved by the Train-to-Home package, and the reduction in ED attendance and associated costs supports this assessment. The present study was limited by the tight time constraints for implementation, limited cascading of staff training and lack of staff confidence in the estimated dates of discharge.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/11101509
Year Published:
2016
URL for published report:
http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/hsdr04100/#/abstract
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Parents
- Patient Discharge
- Patient Care Planning
- Health Education
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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