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Archer-Kuhn B, Lind C, Beltrano N, Garrisen L, Hettler J, Reilly S. Realizing an Evidence-Based Framework for the Management and Delivery of Family Support Services. JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE-BASED SOCIAL WORK (2019) 2024; 21:455-473. [PMID: 38288721 DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2024.2310599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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PURPOSE This paper reports on how service providers and academic researchers partnered to support the journey of a primary prevention organization in western Canada as they reviewed their programming against an evidence-based practice (EBP) framework. The process allows the organization to increase their EBP culture by encouraging staff understanding and uptake of their nine family support programs. It also informs service users and other stakeholders of the evidentiary status of different kinds of support services. In this way, the families become more informed and engaged partners who might easily evaluate the respective risks and benefits of the various applications. METHOD As part of the process, an evidence-based framework used a common language to assess the efficacy of the respective nine programs. RESULTS All nine programs are now mapped into the EBP framework. CONCLUSIONS This review allows staff to become more intentional and informed about the EBPs they employ to support vulnerable families and to use this knowledge to better inform the families with whom they work. This paper and the process the agency followed can be a model for other organizations who serve families experiencing short-term housing crisis, provide infant nursery care, and other support services for families with young children.
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- Beth Archer-Kuhn
- Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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- of Programs, Children's Cottage Society, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Haffner DN, Bauer Huang SL. Using Telemedicine to Overcome Barriers to Neurodevelopmental Care from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to School Entry. Clin Perinatol 2023; 50:253-268. [PMID: 36868709 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Dedicated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) follow-up programs are recommended for ongoing surveillance for infants at high-risk for future neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI). Systemic, socioeconomic, and psychosocial barriers remain for referrals and the continued neurodevelopmental follow-up of high-risk infants. Telemedicine can help overcome these barriers. Telemedicine allows standardization of evaluations, increased referral rates, and reduced time to follow-up as well as increased therapy engagement. Telemedicine can expand neurodevelopmental surveillance and support all NICU graduates, facilitating the early identification of NDI. However, with the recent expansion of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, new barriers related to access and technological support have arisen.
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- Darrah N Haffner
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Ohio State University, 700 Children's Dr, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
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- Department of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology, Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Khalil ST, Uhing MR, Duesing L, Visotcky A, Tarima S, Nghiem-Rao TH. Outcomes of Infants With Home Tube Feeding: Comparing Nasogastric vs Gastrostomy Tubes. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2016; 41:1380-1385. [PMID: 27647478 DOI: 10.1177/0148607116670621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the tube-related complications and feeding outcomes of infants discharged home from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with nasogastric (NG) tube feeding or gastrostomy (G-tube) feeding. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a chart review of 335 infants discharged from our NICU with home NG tube or G-tube feeding between January 2009 and December 2013. The primary outcome was the incidence of feeding tube-related complications requiring emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, or deaths. Secondary outcome was feeding status at 6 months postdischarge. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. RESULTS There were 322 infants discharged with home enteral tube feeding (NG tube, n = 84; G-tube, n = 238), with available outpatient data for the 6-month postdischarge period. A total of 115 ED visits, 28 hospitalizations, and 2 deaths were due to a tube-related complication. The incidence of tube-related complications requiring an ED visit was significantly higher in the G-tube group compared with the NG tube group (33.6% vs 9.5%, P < .001). Two patients died due to a G-tube-related complication. By 6 months postdischarge, full oral feeding was achieved in 71.4% of infants in the NG tube group compared with 19.3% in the G-tube group ( P < .001). Type of feeding tube and percentage of oral feeding at discharge were significantly associated with continued tube feeding at 6 months postdischarge. CONCLUSION Home NG tube feeding is associated with fewer ED visits for tube-related complications compared with home G-tube feeding. Some infants could benefit from a trial home NG tube feeding.
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- Syed Tariq Khalil
- 1 Division of Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- 1 Division of Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- 2 Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- 3 Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- 3 Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- 1 Division of Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Perinatal palliative care: barriers and attitudes of neonatologists and nurses in Poland. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:168060. [PMID: 24288459 PMCID: PMC3830873 DOI: 10.1155/2013/168060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective. To identify barriers and personnel attitudes towards realization of palliative care principles in neonatological units. Study Design. An anonymous questionnaire was posted to all heads of departments and head nurses of all the 27 neonatological units in the Lodz area. Results. We received 46 (85%) questionnaires. Final analysis comprised 42 properly filled-in questionnaires (by 22 doctors and 20 nurses). In case of prenatal diagnosis of a lethal defect, 77.27% of doctors and 65% of nurses opted for informing the mother also about the possibility of pregnancy continuation and organization of palliative care after delivery. Most of respondents accepted conditions for abortion pointed by the Polish law. The most common barriers pointed out by both groups were insufficient knowledge of the personnel on palliative medicine and family preference for life sustaining treatment. Conclusions. Understanding attitudes of personnel towards palliative care and identification of barriers are a starting point for future efforts to improve the system of neonatological care.
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Craig F, Mancini A. Can we truly offer a choice of place of death in neonatal palliative care? Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2013; 18:93-8. [PMID: 23218583 DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In the developed world, more than 90% of neonatal deaths occur in hospital and most deaths on the neonatal unit follow the planned withdrawal of ventilation. In this paper we look at what choices of place of death can be considered, the support that is available outside the hospital environment and the practicalities of achieving parental choice. We conclude that choices of place of death are usually possible, although there may be practical or resource restraints that affect which choices are available or can be achieved. Where choice is currently offered, the proportion of hospital deaths is much lower than national statistics suggest. Sadly, it is likely that the high proportion of hospital deaths currently reported reflects not that choice is unavailable, but that choice is not offered.
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- Finella Craig
- The Louis Dundas Centre for Children's Palliative Care, Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
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Schlittenhart JM, Smart D, Miller K, Severtson B. Preparing parents for NICU discharge: an evidence-based teaching tool. Nurs Womens Health 2011; 15:484-494. [PMID: 22900689 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486x.2011.01676.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Preparation for discharge and transition to parents' care of infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a process that begins on admission. Identifying parents' educational needs requires thoughtful assessment by experienced nurses. Caring for these infants can be daunting to parents, and participating in a discharge class can be very helpful in easing the transition to home. This article describes a NICU discharge informational DVD/video that was developed to deliver parent education and promote informed and safe transition from hospital to home.
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Couto FF, Praça NDS. Preparo dos pais de recém-nascido prematuro para alta hospitalar: uma revisão bibliográfica. ESCOLA ANNA NERY 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/s1414-81452009000400027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Este estudo foi motivado pela constatação de que os profissionais de Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal nem sempre se dedicam ao preparo do familiar para cuidar do recém-nascido prematuro no domicílio. Teve como objetivo identificar os procedimentos empregados, pelo enfermeiro, para o preparo do familiar para a alta hospitalar do prematuro. Realizou-se levantamento bibliográfico em bases de dados internacionais, entre 1998 e 2008, cujos 10 textos úteis foram lidos na íntegra e dos quais foram extraídos os focos principais de abordagem. Verificou-se que, no País, as iniciativas de envolvimento do familiar no cuidado intra-hospitalar ainda são incipientes e carecem de implementação de estratégias que assegurem a independência do familiar no cuidado do bebê no domicílio, enquanto, no exterior, a preocupação com este procedimento é mais presente. Proporcionar momentos de reflexão sobre o papel do enfermeiro na assistência ao familiar do prematuro é a finalidade deste texto.
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Damato EG, Anthony MK, Maloni JA. Correlates of negative and positive mood state in mothers of twins. J Pediatr Nurs 2009; 24:369-77. [PMID: 19782895 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2007] [Revised: 05/08/2008] [Accepted: 05/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Relationships between parenting distress, social support, and sense of competence and negative and positive maternal mood were assessed in 162 mothers with twins younger than 2 years. Women with lower satisfaction scores on the sense of competence scale reported higher negative mood (adjusted R(2) = 21.7%, p < .001). Women with lower parenting distress and higher efficacy scores on the sense of competence scale reported higher positive mood (adjusted R(2) = 39.4%, p < .001). Neither instrumental nor subjective social support contributed to variance in maternal mood. Interventions should be aimed at decreasing parenting distress and increasing sense of competence for mothers of twins.
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- Elizabeth G Damato
- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; College of Nursing, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
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Strategies used by parents of twins to obtain sleep. Appl Nurs Res 2009; 22:216-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This policy statement updates the guidelines on discharge of the high-risk neonate first published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1998. As with the earlier document, this statement is based, insofar as possible, on published, scientifically derived information. This updated statement incorporates new knowledge about risks and medical care of the high-risk neonate, the timing of discharge, and planning for care after discharge. It also refers to other American Academy of Pediatrics publications that are relevant to these issues. This statement draws on the previous classification of high-risk infants into 4 categories: (1) the preterm infant; (2) the infant with special health care needs or dependence on technology; (3) the infant at risk because of family issues; and (4) the infant with anticipated early death. The issues of deciding when discharge is appropriate, defining the specific needs for follow-up care, and the process of detailed discharge planning are addressed as they apply in general to all 4 categories; in addition, special attention is directed to the particular issues presented by the 4 individual categories. Recommendations are given to aid in deciding when discharge is appropriate and to ensure that all necessary care will be available and well coordinated after discharge. The need for individualized planning and physician judgment is emphasized.
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Extremely long hospitalizations of newborns in the United States: data, descriptions, dilemmas. Adv Neonatal Care 2008; 8:125-32. [PMID: 18418210 DOI: 10.1097/01.anc.0000317261.99072.e7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PROBLEM Neonatal and pediatric nurses and physicians care for newborn children who have been saved by technological support but who then spend extremely long periods of time in the hospital, perhaps never being able to be discharged to home. There has been little research identifying newborns who are too sick to be discharged from the health care setting and rare reports of staff or parental response to these long-term hospitalizations. PURPOSE This study provides both the numerical data and description of acutely, chronically ill newborn children whose illnesses caused hospitalizations for greater than 6-months (179 days) in the US. METHODOLOGY Method triangulation using a national data set (HCUPKID 2003), a researcher created LONGTERM survey, and a qualitative question was used to identify pathologies associated with newborn length of stays greater than 6 months. Neonatal nurses and physicians provided descriptions of children spending at least 6 months in the hospital, including anecdotal reports of caring for those children. RESULTS The national H-CUP data set identified 680 infants staying 6 months or longer in the hospital during 2003. Four hundred and twenty-two providers submitted LONGTERM surveys describing these infants, with 228 first hand reports on how it felt to care for children with hospital stays between 6 months and 6 years. Extreme prematurity, respiratory distress and necrotizing enterocolitis contributed to the extremely long hospital stays. Nurse and physician participants felt that extremely long hospital stays were often due to situations in which parents or colleagues were insisting upon continued futile treatment.
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Lopes TC, Mota JAC, Coelho S. Perspectives from a home based neonatal care program in Brazil's Single Health System. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2007; 15:543-8. [DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692007000400004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2006] [Accepted: 05/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aimed to report aspects of how mothers undertake home care of their infants while the latter are kept in a neonatal home care program. It was based on a qualitative approach and institutional analysis related to the gender category was used as theoretical reference frameworks. Data collection was carried out through semistructured interviews with eleven mothers after discharge from the program. Discourse analysis showed that the mothers assessed this form of care as essential, innovative and positive. It is thus considered an effective intervention from a child-integrated-care perspective, since interference of the team in the everyday lives of these women and their children encompassed not only the clinical aspect but affected other dimensions of their lives. It established a partnership with them and helped the mothers to build greater autonomy in caring for their children. However, there is a need for interinstitutional space, which will create the potential for basic health care actions.
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Forsythe PL, Maher R, Kirchick C, Bieda A. SAFE discharge for infants with high-risk home environments. Adv Neonatal Care 2007; 7:69-75; quiz 76-7. [PMID: 17605446 DOI: 10.1097/01.anc.0000267910.73973.f1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Safe transitioning of high-risk infants from hospital to home requires these essential elements: (1) a thorough understanding and adherence to infant-identified discharge criteria; (2) the coordination and progression of educational activities that prepare families for care at home; (3) the appropriate identification and utilization of referral services, both during hospitalization and in the community; (4) the involvement of community healthcare providers well versed in the care and follow-up of infants born ill or prematurely; (5) the psychosocial adaptations parents make as they accept their role as independent caregiver. A family Social assessment, Advocacy by all healthcare team members for the safety and well-being of the infant, strong Family involvement, and accessible Environmental resources contribute to the success of a SAFE discharge.
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- Paula L Forsythe
- Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Anita J Catlin
- Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA
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PROBLEM Neonatal and pediatric nurses and physicians care for newborn children who have been saved by technological support but who then spend extremely long periods of time in the hospital, perhaps never being able to be discharged to home. There has been little research identifying newborns who are too sick to be discharged from the health care setting and rare reports of staff or parental response to these long-term hospitalizations. PURPOSE This study provides both the numerical data and description of acutely, chronically ill newborn children whose illnesses caused hospitalizations for greater than 6-months (179 days) in the US. METHODOLOGY Method triangulation using a national data set (HCUP-KID 2003), a researcher created LONGTERM survey, and a qualitative question was used to identify pathologies associated with newborn length of stays greater than 6 months. Neonatal nurses and physicians provided descriptions of children spending at least 6 months in the hospital, including anecdotal reports of caring for those children. RESULTS The national H-CUP data set identified 680 infants staying 6 months or longer in the hospital during 2003. Four hundred and twenty-two providers submitted LONGTERM surveys describing these infants, with 228 first hand reports on how it felt to care for children with hospital stays between 6 months and 6 years. Extreme prematurity, respiratory distress and necrotizing enterocolitis contributed to the extremely long hospital stays. Nurse and physician participants felt that extremely long hospital stays were often due to situations in which parents or colleagues were insisting upon continued futile treatment.
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- A Catlin
- Department of Nursing, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA.
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While advances in neonatal medicine have increased the possibility of sustaining life for many infants, more infants still die in the neonatal period (birth to 27 days of life) than those in any other time in childhood. Despite this statistic, there still remains much that is unknown about both the needs and the care of these critically ill babies. Palliative care is a viable option for many of these infants and their families. However, palliative care is rarely provided as an option for families. To provide healthcare providers with an overview of palliative and end-of-life care for infants in the neonatal period, we conducted an integrative review of the current research literature. A total of 10 articles were selected for the review. Findings from these studies were summarized in 1 of 4 categories: practices of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment, pain management during ventilator withdrawal, parents and the decision-making process, and the dying process.
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- Teresa Moro
- University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, IL 60612, USA.
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