Multimedia Admission Orientation in NICU

NCT05214248 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: CGH-P110036
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 132
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The effect of a multimedia admission orientation on the parental stress, uncertainty, and knowledge of primary caregivers of high-risk infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: a quasi-randomized controlled trial study.

Conditions

Stress, Psychological; Preterm Infants; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Education

Keywords

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Admission Orientation; Multimedia Education; Parental; Parental Uncertainty; Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• parental stress

  Questionnaire measurement: The Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) administered in NICU admission, a 5-point Likert-type scale, consisted of 3 dimensions, a total of 36 items. Higher scores mean worse outcome.

  first day of admission (first_baseline), 48~72 hours after admission (second data collection), and transfer out of NICU (third data collection)

• parental uncertainty

  Questionnaire measurement: Parents' Perception of Uncertainty Scale (PPUS) modified from Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS) as developed by Mishel, administered in NICU admission, a 5-point Likert-type scale, consisted of 3 dimensions, a total of 30 items. Higher scores mean worse outcome.

  first day of admission (first_baseline), 48~72 hours after admission (second data collection), and transfer out of NICU (third data collection)

• knowledge of admission

  self-developed questionnaire of a knowledge test regarding NICU admission, a 5-point Likert scale (highly agree to highly disagree), a total of 17 items. Higher scores mean better outcome.

  first day of admission (first_baseline), 48~72 hours after admission (second data collection), and transfer out of NICU (third data collection)

Study Arms (1)

multimedia admission orientation

EXPERIMENTAL

Multimedia admission orientation for the parents of infants admitted to NICU is provided to the experimental group of the parents. The multimedia orientation based on animation and graphic figures to explain the basic information about the NICU environment and precautions and the essential tests and examination taken for their infant during the initial stage of NICU admission.

Other: a multimedia admission orientation

Interventions

a multimedia admission orientation OTHER

A short video based on self-drawing characters and figures with Chinese dubbing and background light music, explaining the NICU environment, health care workers, and tests and examination that are essential for an infant admitted to this NICU of Cathay Hospital in Taipei, R.O.C.

multimedia admission orientation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \. Able to listen, speak, write and read Chinese, report of no psychological problems, and agree to give consent and fill out questionnaires of the study.
• \. The potential caregiver whose infant born within one month and needs to be admitted to the intensive care unit for the first time due to an acute and severe illness
• \. For those whose infant needs to use the ventilator in admission.

You may not qualify if:

• Have a history of mental disorders including depression, cognitive impairment, addiction to smoking or drinking.
• \. The primary caregiver who is the care assistant/carer/nanny of the infant who admitted to the NICU.
• \. For those potential caregiver whose infant has congenital abnormality identified by the physician.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences: lead
• Cathay General Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Cathay General Hospital

Taipei, 112, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Kai-Wei K. Wang, Ph.D.

  National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Kai-Wei K. Wang, Ph.D.

CONTACT

886228227101; kaiwei@ntunhs.edu.tw

Fu-Ching Hsu, BSN

CONTACT

886983755082; fuching19930816@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: RN, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Director of International Nursing Programs (Postgraduate)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2021
• First Posted: January 28, 2022
• Study Start: August 31, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2023
• Study Completion: July 31, 2023
• Last Updated: January 28, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)