Family Centered Rounds
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will be a pilot test of using FamilyLink software to bring parents of patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) virtually to the bedside during Family Centered Rounds.
Interventions
OTHERTelemedicine FCR
Parents/guardians will be able to join family centered rounds using telemedicine (audio and visual)
OTHERStandard of care
Parents/guardians will not be able to join family centered rounds using telemedicine (audio and visual)
Sponsors
University of California, Davis
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients admitted to the Blue Team in the NICU aged 0-365 days * Parents/guardians of patients admitted to the Blue Team in the NICU aged ≥ 18 years * Medical team members (physicians, nurse practitioners, fellows, residents, medical students, nurses) of patients admitted to the Blue Team in the NICU aged ≥ 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who are not discharged home from the NICU (e.g., transferred to another inpatient unit or another hospital) * Parents/guardians of patients admitted to the Blue Team in the NICU who do not speak English, as a translator will not reliability be available to participate in rounds when the parent/guardian is not physically present * Patients who have more than one admission to the Blue Team during our study period will only be included on their first admission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CAHPS Communication with Parent Subscale | Through study completion, approximately 3 months | 19 questions from the Communication with Parent Subscale of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Child Hospital Survey; specifically, we will report the following measures: Communication between you and your child's nurses (composite measure); Communication between you and your child's doctors (composite measure); Communication about your child's medicines (composite measure); Keeping you informed about your child's care (composite measure) Privacy when talking with doctors, nurses, and other providers (single-item measure); Preparing you and your child to leave the hospital (composite measure); Keeping you informed about your child's care in the Emergency Room (single-item measure). Higher scores are better; 0 (minimum) - 100 (maximum) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rates of adverse events | Up to 6 months | Rates of adverse events reported by parents, providers, or nurses |
| Hospital Length of Stay | Through study completion, approximately 3 months | Hospital length of stay of the patient measured in days |
| Breastmilk at discharge | Through study completion, approximately 3 months | If the patient was receiving all, some or no breastmilk |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed