RecruitingNCT06316193

The Use of the Diary in Neonatal Pathology: a Mixed-method Study for Collecting and Analyzing the Experience of Parents and Health Care Personnel.

Sponsor

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Enrollment

15 participants

Start Date

Apr 15, 2024

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Stress Depression, Postpartum Experience, Life Support, Family

Summary

The study is mixed-methods (qualitative + quantitative observational cross-sectional) and the aims are to explore the use of diaries by parents of newborns admitted to Neonatal Pathology and to describe some variables related to their experience during their children's hospitalization, such as: stress level, postpartum depression and perceived support. The diary that will be analyzed is already part of current clinical practice. Study population: * Parents of premature infants with gestational age less than or equal to 35 weeks and infants with birth weight less than or equal to 2kg admitted to Neonatal Pathology of San Raffaele Hospital. * Health workers of the O.U. of Neonatal Pathology.

Eligibility

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study explores whether keeping a structured diary helps parents of premature babies in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) process their experience and cope better emotionally. It also gathers perspectives from healthcare providers on the diary's usefulness. This is a qualitative and mixed-methods study — it uses surveys and interviews rather than testing a medical treatment. **You may be eligible if (as a parent)...** - You are a parent of a premature baby born at 35 weeks of gestation or earlier, and with a birth weight of 2 kg or less - You can understand and communicate in Italian - You have signed an informed consent form **You may be eligible if (as a healthcare worker)...** - You are a healthcare professional working in the Neonatal Pathology unit at the participating hospital - You have signed informed consent **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You cannot communicate in Italian (for parents) - Your baby was born after 35 weeks or weighed more than 2 kg at birth - You are a healthcare worker not in the neonatal pathology unit Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERDiary

The diary is the tool through which the experiences and experiences of the parents of infants admitted to Neonatal Pathology and included in the study and the health care personnel who decide to participate will be collected and analyzed. This tool is given to the parents of infants included in the study in the first few days of the infant's stay (by the third day after admission), subject to the parents' written consent, accompanied by a brief letter of introduction to the diary itself, written by the nurses on the ward. This tool has been part of current clinical practice since January 2023.