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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
110
Parents/guardians will be able to join family centered rounds using telemedicine (audio and visual)
Parents/guardians will not be able to join family centered rounds using telemedicine (audio and visual)
University of California-Davis
Sacramento, California, United States
CAHPS Communication with Parent Subscale
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)
Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 3 months
Rates of adverse events
Rates of adverse events reported by parents, providers, or nurses
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Hospital Length of Stay
Hospital length of stay of the patient measured in days
Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 3 months
Breastmilk at discharge
If the patient was receiving all, some or no breastmilk
Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 3 months
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