Guided Family-Centred Care - relieving parental stress related to preterm birth and hospital admission through guided communication between parents and health care professionals

A randomised controlled intervention study of patient-centred communication with neonatal nurses in parents of preterm children and their levels of parental stress

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN82244704

Enrollment

150

Registered

2010-07-13

Start date

2010-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Parental stress Mental and Behavioural Disorders Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

Interventions

Intervention group: Guided Family-Centred Care based on frequent conversations between the parents and healthcare professionals. Parents use semi-structured reflection sheets for some conversations.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Both parents (if possible) of premature babies born before 34 weeks of gestation admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, Copenhagen University Hospital 2. Inclusion within the first 24 hours of hospital admission (when the condition of the baby is very critical inclusion can be postponed) 3. Must be able to speak, read and write in Danish

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents of babies where the survival of the child is most doubtful

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Difference between the groups in reduction of stress level during admission. The Parental Stress Scale:NICU (PSS:NICU) will be administered at admission and at discharge. PSS:NICU is developed to measure parents experiences of stressors from the physical and the psycho-social environment in the NICU. Stress is measured on a 5-point Likert Scale rating from 1 = Not at all stressful to 5 = Extremely stressful. Measured within the first 72 hours of admission and within the last 24 hours of admission.	—

Measure

Time frame

Difference between the groups in reduction of stress level during admission. The Parental Stress Scale:NICU (PSS:NICU) will be administered at admission and at discharge. PSS:NICU is developed to measure parents experiences of stressors from the physical and the psycho-social environment in the NICU. Stress is measured on a 5-point Likert Scale rating from 1 = Not at all stressful to 5 = Extremely stressful. Measured within the first 72 hours of admission and within the last 24 hours of admission.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Differences in parental stress score within the three subscales of the PSS:NICU 2. Difference in parents scoring experiences of collaboration with neonatal nurses using the Nurse Parent Support Tool (NPST). NPST measures parents experiences of support and collaboration using a 5-point Likert scale rating from 1 = Almost never to 5 = Almost always. Measured within the last 24 hours of admission.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Differences in parental stress score within the three subscales of the PSS:NICU 2. Difference in parents scoring experiences of collaboration with neonatal nurses using the Nurse Parent Support Tool (NPST). NPST measures parents experiences of support and collaboration using a 5-point Likert scale rating from 1 = Almost never to 5 = Almost always. Measured within the last 24 hours of admission.

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Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026