Impact of Videoconference Updates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Parental Stress of Preterm Infants (VISIO-NEONAT)

Poitiers University Hospital28 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to test the effect of daily videoconference updates between parents of preterm newborns and health care providers which also offer them the possibility of seeing their child on the parental stress in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Preterm Infants Parent-Child Relations Parental Stress Post Partum Depression Neonatal Intensive Care Units Videoconferencing

Interventions

Daily videoconference updates using Skype between parents of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU and the nurse taking care of their child, lasting 5 to 10 minutes, to check with her for the daily news and then see their child through the camera.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Parents with a preterm child born between 24 weeks and 34 weeks and 6 days of gestational age, hospitalized in our NICU during recrutment period * Which agreed participating to the study after having complete information about it and sign a consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Parents with a preterm child with another pathology than prematurity or with a lenght of stay in the NICU less than 7 days * Parents refusing to participate to the study * Parents not having videoconference equipment or internet access at home * Parents not understanding or speaking good enough French.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Level of stress of the mothers

Mean score of the mothers of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU on the PSS-NICU (Parental Stressor Scale NICU), measured once a week during all the last of their child's hospitalization in the unit, in the 2 groups.

Time frame: From date of inclusion until the date of discharge, assessed up to 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

Level of stress of the fathers

Mean score of the fathers of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU on the PSS-NICU, measured once a week during all the last of their child's hospitalization in the unit, in the 2 groups.

Time frame: From date of inclusion until the date of discharge, assessed up to 1 month

Parental stress evolution

Evolution of the PSS-NICU score of both parents between the inclusion in the study and the last evaluation before their child's discharge of the NICU, in the 2 groups.

Time frame: From the date of inclusion until the date of discharge, assessed up to 1 month

Post-partum depression rate of the mothers

Score of the mothers of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU on the EPDS (Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale), measured at the inclusion, at discharge and a month later, in the 2 groups.

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 months

Quality of the relationship between the parents and their child

Mean score of both parents of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU on the PBQ (Post-partum Bonding Questionnaire), measured once a week during all the last of their child's hospitalization in the unit and a month after his discharge, in the 2 groups.