A clinical-academic partnership to develop a family management intervention for parents of preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To examine the critical role that an academic clinical partnership played in the development and refinement of a family management intervention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Background

Clinical-academic partnerships enable earlier infusion of implementation science principles into development of evidence-based interventions, yet partners often report difficulty leveraging resources, personnel and expertise to create beneficial outcomes for all.

Design

Longitudinal qualitative descriptive design.

Methods

To develop and refine the intervention, designated time was taken during meetings of the NICU's Parent Partnership Council (PPC), a committee comprised of nursing, physician and allied health leadership and former NICU parents. Partnership was

SUBMITTER: Weber AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724346 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature