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Parents’ Participation in Care during Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Stay in COVID-19 Era: A Quantitative Observational Study

Emanuele Buccione
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Davide Scarponcini Fornaro
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Damiana Pieragostino
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Luca Natale
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Adelaide D'Errico
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Valentina Chiavaroli
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Laura Rasero
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Stefano Bambi
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Carlo Della Pelle
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Susanna Di Valerio
Version 1 : Received: 7 March 2024 / Approved: 8 March 2024 / Online: 8 March 2024 (11:04:21 CET)

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Buccione, E.; Scarponcini Fornaro, D.; Pieragostino, D.; Natale, L.; D’Errico, A.; Chiavaroli, V.; Rasero, L.; Bambi, S.; Della Pelle, C.; Di Valerio, S. Parents’ Participation in Care during Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Stay in COVID-19 Era: An Observational Study. Nurs. Rep. 2024, 14, 1212-1223. Buccione, E.; Scarponcini Fornaro, D.; Pieragostino, D.; Natale, L.; D’Errico, A.; Chiavaroli, V.; Rasero, L.; Bambi, S.; Della Pelle, C.; Di Valerio, S. Parents’ Participation in Care during Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Stay in COVID-19 Era: An Observational Study. Nurs. Rep. 2024, 14, 1212-1223.

Abstract

Background: During the stay in the neonatal intensive care unit, parents play a crucial role in the care of their infants. Recent studies reported a decrease in parental participation due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic that determined restricted access policies in hospitals. The aim of this study is to describe the barriers to a good parents’ participation during the stay in the neonatal intensive care unit in the COVID-19 era. Methods: A quantitative observational study was carried out. Results: 270 parents participated in this study. Mothers’ participation in care seems to be higher as compared to fathers (p = 0.017). Parents who lived the birth of their first child reported a better level of participation in care when compared to those who lived the birth of their second born (p = 0.005). Parents of extremely preterm neonates reported a lower interaction with their infant if compared to parents of term newborns (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Some more disadvantaged categories have reported lower scores: cultural and linguistic minorities, parents of multiple children and fathers. COVID-19 pandemic made several Family Centred Care activities not possible with a higher impact on those who benefited the most of these facilities. This study was prospectively registered by the IRB-CRRM of the University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara on the 23/01/2024 with registration number CRRM;2023_12_07_01.

Keywords

neonatal intensive care unit; parenthood; newborns; preterm; nurses

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Nursing

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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