Evidence · Research paper
A Core Outcome Set for Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Settings: An International eDelphi Study and Online Consensus Meeting.
- Allied health
- Comfort and nursing care
- Families and professional practice
- Family-integrated care
- Medical
- Nursing
- Pain and comfort
- Quality improvement
Summary
This international eDelphi study and online consensus meeting developed a core outcome set for evaluating family-centred care interventions in neonatal intensive care settings. Healthcare professionals, parents and former NICU patients rated outcomes drawn from systematic reviews and focus groups over three rounds. The final set comprises ten outcomes: six parental (bonding, participation in care, discharge readiness, stress, shared decision-making and knowledge of care) and four infant (pain and stress, growth, nosocomial infection and length of stay). It aims to improve reporting consistency and evidence synthesis across family-centred care research.
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