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

Inclusion Criteria6

for the parents:
signed informed consent;
parents of premature infant with gestational age less than or equal to 35 gestational weeks and with birth weight less than or equal to 2kg.
for healthcare providers:
healthcare personnel from the O.U. of Neonatal Pathology;
signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria7

for parents:
non-understanding or inability to express themselves in Italian language;
parent of premature infant with gestational age greater than 35 gestational weeks and with birth weight greater than 2kg
unsigned informed consent.
for health workers:
healthcare personnel not working in the O.U. of Neonatal Pathology;
unsigned informed consen

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.