<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_fon-2018-0028_s_006_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c17b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>This meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of parental involvement in infant care in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0028_s_007_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c17b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, and VIP database were searched till November 2017. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials (CCTs) examining the effect of parental involvement in the NICU were considered for inclusion.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0028_s_008_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c17b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>We included 10 studies (three RCTs, seven CCTs) with a total of 1,851 participants. The meta-analysis demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences on nosocomial infection between two groups (risk ratio [RR] = 0.90, 95% CI 0.63–1.30, <italic>P =</italic> 0.58). Compared with no parental involvement groups, parental involvement groups showed more weight gain (mean difference [MD] = 1.47, 95% CI 0.65–2.29, <italic>P &lt;</italic> 0.05), higher breast-feeding rate (RR = 1.38, 95% C11.25–1.53, <italic>P &lt;</italic> 0.05), lower readmission rate (RR = 0.35, 95% CI 0.15–0.80, <italic>P &lt;</italic> 0.05), and higher satisfaction rate (RR = 1.09, 95% CI 1.02–1.16, <italic>P&lt;</italic> 0.05).</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0028_s_009_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Parental involvement in the NICU interventions could not increase the rate of nosocomial infection of neonates, but could improve their weight gain, breast-feeding and parental satisfaction and decrease their readmission. However, since the conclusion of this meta-analysis was drawn based on the limited number of high-quality RCTs, more high-quality studies should be conducted in the future to confirm its positive intervention effects.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveThis meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of parental involvement in infant care in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).MethodsPubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, and VIP database were searched till November 2017. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials (CCTs) examining the effect of parental involvement in the NICU were considered for inclusion.ResultsWe included 10 studies (three RCTs, seven CCTs) with a total of 1,851 participants. The meta-analysis demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences on nosocomial infection between two groups (risk ratio [RR] = 0.90, 95% CI 0.63–1.30, P = 0.58). Compared with no parental involvement groups, parental involvement groups showed more weight gain (mean difference [MD] = 1.47, 95% CI 0.65–2.29, P < 0.05), higher breast-feeding rate (RR = 1.38, 95% C11.25–1.53, P < 0.05), lower readmission rate (RR = 0.35, 95% CI 0.15–0.80, P < 0.05), and higher satisfaction rate (RR = 1.09, 95% CI 1.02–1.16, P< 0.05).ConclusionsParental involvement in the NICU interventions could not increase the rate of nosocomial infection of neonates, but could improve their weight gain, breast-feeding and parental satisfaction and decrease their readmission. However, since the conclusion of this meta-analysis was drawn based on the limited number of high-quality RCTs, more high-quality studies should be conducted in the future to confirm its positive intervention effects.

Effects of parental involvement in infant care in neonatal intensive care units: a meta-analysis

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveThis meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of parental involvement in infant care in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).MethodsPubMed, Embase,...

Effects of parental involvement in infant care in neonatal intensive care units: a meta-analysis

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Oct 25, 2018

Page range: 207 - 215

Received: Jan 17, 2018

Accepted: Apr 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0028

Keywords
family integrated care, intensive care units, neonatal, infant, newborn, meta-analysis

© 2018 Ting-Ting Liu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Effects of parental involvement in infant care in neonatal intensive care units: a meta-analysis

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Oct 25, 2018

Page range: 207 - 215

Received: Jan 17, 2018

Accepted: Apr 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0028

Keywordsfamily integrated care, intensive care units, neonatal, infant, newborn, meta-analysis

© 2018 Ting-Ting Liu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
family integrated care, intensive care units, neonatal, infant, newborn, meta-analysis