School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden.
Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna, Falun, Sweden.
Acta Paediatr. 2019 Dec;108(12):2186-2191. doi: 10.1111/apa.14948. Epub 2019 Sep 2.
To describe parental facilities for staying in neonatal units, visiting policies and access to emotional support during hospitalisation.
A cross-sectional design was used in which a survey was presented to all neonatal units in Sweden; 34 out of 38 units participated (89%).
The findings showed that in 50% of the units, parents could stay 24/7 for the infant's entire hospital stay. In 32% of the units, siblings could stay the night with their parents. Units had policies on restrictions for visits by siblings (80%), grandparents (59%), friends and relatives (71%). All units offered counselling to parents, and some units offered peer-to-peer groups (24%), diaries (35%), relaxation techniques (6%) or Internet parental forums (6%). All units enabled parents to be at home with their infant and to visit the unit for check-ups (35%) or to have staff visits at home (65%).
Facilities for parents to stay with their infant during hospitalisation and to have significant others visit are good, but there is room for improvement. During the transitional phase to being at home, parents are facilitated in being at home before the infant is discharged and are supported by the unit, which must be considered beneficial for parents.
描述新生儿病房的父母设施、探视政策以及住院期间获得情感支持的情况。
采用横断面设计,向瑞典所有新生儿病房发放调查问卷,其中 38 个病房中的 34 个(89%)参与了调查。
研究结果显示,50%的病房允许父母 24/7 全天候陪伴婴儿住院,32%的病房允许兄弟姐妹与父母同住。各病房均制定了探视政策,限制探视的人群包括兄弟姐妹(80%)、祖父母(59%)、朋友和亲戚(71%)。所有病房都为父母提供咨询服务,一些病房还提供同伴支持小组(24%)、日记(35%)、放松技巧(6%)或互联网父母论坛(6%)。所有病房都允许父母在家中陪伴婴儿并到病房进行检查(35%),或让医护人员上门探访(65%)。
允许父母在住院期间陪伴婴儿并允许其他重要人员探视的设施良好,但仍有改进空间。在过渡到居家阶段时,父母在婴儿出院前能够在家中,并得到病房的支持,这对父母来说是有益的。