Effects of parental involvement in infant care in neonatal intensive care units: a meta-analysis
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Article Category: Original Article
Published Online: Oct 25, 2018
Page range: 207 - 215
Received: Jan 17, 2018
Accepted: Apr 03, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0028
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Characteristics of the included studies.
| Author | Study design | Sample size | Participants (gender, gestational age) | Interventions | Time/frequency | Controls | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verma et al | RCT | E:148 C: 147 | 203 males, 92 females; 28–42 weeks | 1. Preparation 2. Receive training 3. Participate in nursing | Not reported | Traditional care | Nosocomial infection; hospitalization time; breastfeeding |
| O'Brien et al | CCT | E:31 C:62 | Gender was not reported; <35 weeks | 1. Receive training 2. Participate in nursing | >8 hours/day | Traditional care | Nosocomial infection; weight gain; breast-feeding |
| Shen et al | CCT | E:36 C:38 | 43 males, 31 females; <34 weeks | 1. Preparation 2. Receive training 3. Participate in nursing 4. Discharge education | Not reported | Traditional care | Nosocomial infection; hospitalization time; breastfeeding; weight gain; readmission |
| Lv et al | CCT | E:54 C:52 | 64 males, 42 females; 26-34 weeks | 1. Preparation 2. Receive training 3. Participate in nursing | 3 hours/day | Traditional care | Nosocomial infection; hospitalization time; breastfeeding; weight gain; readmission; satisfaction |
| Li et al | CCT | E:23 C:23 | 27 males, 19 females; 28-36 weeks | 1. Preparation 2. Receive training 3. Participate in nursing 4. Discharge education | >3 hours/day | Traditional care | Care knowledge; satisfaction |
| Yu et al | CCT CCT RCT | E:58 C:56 E:48 C:48 E:34 C:34 | 58 males, 56 females; 28–37 weeks 43 males, 53 females; 28–33 weeks 37 males, 31 females; 24–36 weeks | 1. Receive training 2. Participate in nursing 1. Preparation 2. Receive training 3. Participate in nursing 4. Discharge education 1. Receive education 2. Participate in nursing | Every day, but intervention time per day was not reported Every day, but intervention time per day was not reported Not reported | Traditional care Traditional care Traditional care | Satisfaction Readmission Breast-feeding |
| Ding et al | RCT | E:56 C:62 | Gender was not reported; 32-37 weeks | 1. Receive training 2. Participate in nursing | >8 hours/day | Traditional care | Hospitalization time; breastfeeding |
| He et al | CCT | E:100 C:98 | Gender was not reported; E: 35.22 ± 1.70 weeks C:34.63±1.91 weeks | 1. Preparation 2. Receive training 3. Participate in nursing | >4 hours/day | Traditional care | Nosocomial infection |