Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Division of Newborn Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
J Perinatol. 2019 Jan;39(1):135-142. doi: 10.1038/s41372-018-0255-z. Epub 2018 Oct 19.
We compared the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit discharge preparedness of families with and without Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
We performed a retrospective analysis of discharged families. Each family's discharge preparation was self-assessed on the day of discharge, and the discharging nurse assessed the family's overall emotional and technical discharge preparedness all on 9-point Likert scales. Families were considered not prepared for discharge if they rated themselves or the nurse rated their preparedness as <7 on the Likert scale.
Among 1307 discharged families, 90 had LEP. The odds of being prepared for discharge were the same for both groups (aOR = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.27-1.41; p = 0.258). In multivariable analyses, families with LEP were less likely to be prepared with technical baby care skills (aOR = 0.32, 95% CI: 0.13-0.81).
Families with LEP are at higher risk and may require special attention when preparing for NICU discharge.
我们比较了有和没有有限英语水平(LEP)的家庭在新生儿重症监护病房(NICU)出院准备情况。
我们对出院家庭进行了回顾性分析。每个家庭在出院当天对出院准备情况进行自我评估,护士则对家庭的整体情绪和技术出院准备情况进行评估,均采用 9 分 Likert 量表。如果家庭自己或护士对准备情况的评分<7,则认为他们没有准备好出院。
在 1307 个出院家庭中,有 90 个家庭有 LEP。两组准备好出院的几率相同(优势比(aOR)=0.62,95%置信区间(CI):0.27-1.41;p=0.258)。在多变量分析中,LEP 家庭在掌握婴儿护理技术方面不太可能做好准备(aOR=0.32,95%CI:0.13-0.81)。
有 LEP 的家庭风险更高,在为 NICU 出院做准备时可能需要特别关注。