Impact of Serial Bedside Video Call Communication on Stress Level in Parents of Infants Admitted to NICU.
Cook County Health
Summary
The goal of this randomized prospective interventional study is to determine if serial bedside video calls w/audio feature to NICU parents in addition to the routine phone and/or bedside updates can reduce parental stress level. The main question it aims to answer is if the impact of audio-visual calls to nicu parents can improve parent-infant relationship in the form of reduced parental anxiety/stress level. Participants will be parents of infants admitted to NICU for more than seven (7) days. Parents in Group A will receive serial video call communication, 2-3 days a week in addition to the daily phone and/or bedside updates. Parents in Group B will receive daily phone and/or bedside updates per our NICU routine. Parents will complete a series of questionnaires (PSS-NICU, STAI Y-1 \& 2 and MSPSS) at 3 designated periods during an 8-week time frame. Researchers will compare Group A (intervention group) and Group B (control group) to see if there is any difference in the stress levels in relation to the intervention (serial video calls) at the end of the study time frame.
Description
The NICU can be a stressful environment for new mothers and fathers irrespective of whether NICU stay was anticipated or not. Parental role alteration remains one of the major parental stressors. Our NICU practices family centered care, with efforts to reduce NICU associated stress by daily updates (via phone and in person/by bedside), encouraging parent-infant skin to skin as infant's clinical state permits, allowing physical touch of baby with hands to stimulate bonding, amongst other practices. Studies have looked at stress as well as psychological distress in relation with parental resilie…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 0–0 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: \- Newborns with 7 days or more of NICU stay Exclusion Criteria: Infant with * intrauterine drug exposure * major critical congenital cardiac anomaly * major neurologic anomaly * chromosomal disorder.
Interventions
- OtherSerial bedside video call communication
Bedside video call with audio features, given to NICU parent/guardian 2-3 days a week for an 8-week period or till infant is discharged, whichever comes first.
Location
- John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook CountyChicago, Illinois