Lubbe W, Bornman J
Tshwane University of Technology.
Curationis. 2005 Dec;28(5):73-82.
Parents with neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience different needs at different stages of their neonates' stay in the NICU. The needs of parents with neonates in NICU's play an important role in aspects such as the ability to cope with changing parental roles and emotions, the relationship between parent and infant and the managing of the parents' own needs. The aim of this study was to develop an intervention care programme for parents with neonates in the NICU. This intervention care programme will empower parents to manage their own needs and the needs of their neonates while the neonate is admitted to the NICU and after discharge from the NICU/hospital. Literature is available on care programmes for neonates, but not on programmes for the parents of neonates in NICU. The study was a multi-phased study, using qualitative methodologies to determine the needs of South African parents with neonates in level III NICU's. In phase I, the needs of parents with neonates in NICU were elicited qualitatively. The needs were identified from the data and the results led to the implementation of phase II. In phase II the question was adjusted and new data was collected. Phase III was implemented to validate the data derived from phases I and II. The data was categorised in different need categories and these categories were used to plan an intervention care programme for parents with neonates in NICU's. The programme provides information to address needs as identified by parents in the research study and as derived from the literature. Need categories identified from the study and literature were as follows: information, communication, emotional, learning, discharge and individual needs. This programme is available in electronic format to enable parents to obtain information according to their changing needs and to provide unlimited access to updated information. The "Early intervention care programme for parents of neonates" will empower parents to manage their own needs and the needs of their neonates while the neonate is admitted to the NICU and after discharge from the NICU/hospital.
新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）中新生儿的父母在其新生儿入住NICU的不同阶段会有不同需求。NICU中新生儿父母的需求在应对不断变化的父母角色和情绪的能力、亲子关系以及满足父母自身需求等方面发挥着重要作用。本研究的目的是为NICU中新生儿的父母制定一项干预护理计划。该干预护理计划将使父母能够在新生儿入住NICU期间以及从NICU/医院出院后，满足自身需求并照顾新生儿的需求。关于新生儿护理计划的文献很多，但关于NICU中新生儿父母护理计划的文献却没有。本研究是一项多阶段研究，采用定性方法来确定南非三级NICU中新生儿父母的需求。在第一阶段，定性地了解了NICU中新生儿父母的需求。从数据中识别出这些需求，结果导致了第二阶段的实施。在第二阶段，问题进行了调整并收集了新的数据。实施第三阶段以验证从第一阶段和第二阶段获得的数据。数据被分类到不同的需求类别中，这些类别被用于为NICU中新生儿的父母制定干预护理计划。该计划提供信息以满足研究中父母所确定的需求以及从文献中得出的需求。从研究和文献中确定的需求类别如下：信息、沟通、情感、学习、出院和个人需求。该计划以电子形式提供，使父母能够根据自身不断变化的需求获取信息，并提供对最新信息的无限制访问。“新生儿父母早期干预护理计划”将使父母能够在新生儿入住NICU期间以及从NICU/医院出院后，满足自身需求并照顾新生儿的需求。
