Identifying research priorities in newborn medicine : a Delphi study of parents' views

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OBJECTIVE: Neonatal conditions can have lifelong implications for the health and well-being of children and families. Traditionally, parents and patients have not been included in shaping the agenda for research and yet they are profoundly affected by the neonatal experience and its consequences. This study aimed to identify consensus research priorities among parents/patients of newborn medicine in Australia and New Zealand.

DESIGN: Parents/patients with experience of neonatal care in Australia and New Zealand completed an online Delphi study to identify research priorities across four epochs (neonatal admission, early childhood, childhood/adolescence and adulthood). Parents/patients first generated key challenges in each of these epochs. Through inductive thematic analysis, recurring topics were identified and research questions generated. Parents/patients rated these questions in terms of priorities and a list of questions consistently rated as high priority was identified.

PARTICIPANTS: 393 individuals participated, 388 parents whose children had received neonatal care and 5 adults who had received neonatal care themselves.

RESULTS: Many research questions were identified as high-priority across the lifespan. These included how to best support parental mental health, relationships between parents and neonatal clinical staff (including involvement in care and communication), bonding and the parent-child relationship, improving neonatal medical care and addressing long-term impacts on child health and neurodevelopment.

CONCLUSIONS: Parents with experience of newborn medicine have strong, clear and recurring research priorities spanning neonatal care practices, psychological and other impacts on families, and impacts on child development. These findings should guide neonatal research efforts. In addition to generating new knowledge, improved translation of existing evidence to parents is also needed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 11(2021), 11 vom: 26. Nov., Seite e044836

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Eeles, Abbey L [VerfasserIn]
Burnett, Alice C [VerfasserIn]
Cheong, Jeanie Ly [VerfasserIn]
Aldis, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Pallot, Louise [VerfasserIn]
Polonidis, Tien [VerfasserIn]
Rust, Krista [VerfasserIn]
Hunt, Rod W [VerfasserIn]
Delany, Clare [VerfasserIn]
Spittle, Alicia J [VerfasserIn]
Centre of Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine [VerfasserIn]
Allen, Renae [Sonstige Person]
McIntyre, Sarah [Sonstige Person]
Cheong, Jeanie Ly [Sonstige Person]
Doyle, Lex W [Sonstige Person]
Davis, Peter G [Sonstige Person]
Anderson, Peter J [Sonstige Person]
Spittle, Alicia J [Sonstige Person]
Hunt, Rodney W [Sonstige Person]
Thompson, Deanne K [Sonstige Person]
Lee, Katherine J [Sonstige Person]
Manley, Brett J [Sonstige Person]
Owen, Louise S [Sonstige Person]
Goldfeld, Sharon [Sonstige Person]
Roberts, Gehan [Sonstige Person]
Jacobs, Susan E [Sonstige Person]
Burnett, Alice C [Sonstige Person]
Dawson, Jennifer A [Sonstige Person]
Boland, Rosemarie A [Sonstige Person]
Dalziel, Kim M [Sonstige Person]
Treyvaud, Karli [Sonstige Person]
Thio, Marta [Sonstige Person]
Aldis, Alex [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Developmental neurology & neurodisability
Journal Article
Neonatal intensive & critical care
Paediatric intensive & critical care
Qualitative research
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 06.12.2021

Date Revised 18.12.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044836

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333740157