Empowering Mothers With Hospitalized Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Integrated Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Family Integrated Care is designed to eliminate the barriers between parents and their infants in the NICU by involving parents of premature infants in their care. Parents are integrated into both the healthcare team and the care of their infant. Through this approach, parents are informed about how they can contribute to their infant's overall development, including neurological and sensory development, motor and behavioral progress, as well as practices such as touch, bonding, skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, and increasing breast milk production. They are also educated on general hygiene and care tasks such as diaper changing and body cleaning. This model places importance on the protection and enhancement of both the physical and psychological well-being of the parent and the infant. During this process, parents move beyond being mere visitors in the unit to becoming active participants and members of the care team. Family integrated care aims to support parents in becoming the primary caregivers for their infants, both during hospitalization and after discharge. This model not only provides education and counseling but also supports the family's comprehensive involvement in the infant's care.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
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• The newborn must be premature (gestational age \>28 and \<34 weeks),

• The infant must be admitted to the NICU and hospitalized for at least 3 days,

• The mother must be open to communication and cooperation,

• The mother must voluntarily agree to participate in the study,

• The mother must be literate,

• The mother must be able to speak and understand Turkish,

• The mother must be primiparous and experiencing motherhood for the first time,

• The mother must be over 18 years of age,

• Mothers in the intervention group must be present in the hospital for an average of 6-8 hours per day.

Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Yalova University
RECRUITING
Yalova
Contact Information
Primary
EMEL AVÇİN, Doctor
emel.avcin@yalova.edu.tr
05534524243
Backup
ŞEYDA CAN, Ass Professor
seyda.cann@hotmail.com
05366850312
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-08-30
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 54
Treatments
Experimental: Mother Integrated Care Group
Mothers whose infants are admitted to the NICU will be contacted within the first 72 hours. Pre-test data (Information Form, Maternal Attachment Scale, and Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) will be collected, and education will be planned through a face-to-face interview.~After meeting with the mother and administering the pre-test, the training date will be scheduled together with the researchers.~The training, which consists of four steps, is planned to be conducted with a two-day interval between each session.~The practices will be demonstrated on mannequins and supported by a PowerPoint presentation and visual materials. A booklet prepared specifically for the mothers will also be distributed.~After the training steps are completed, mothers will be encouraged to participate in their infant's care in cooperation with the NICU team.~One day before discharge and one week after discharge, questionnaire forms will be administered via WhatsApp.
No_intervention: Control group
Mothers in this group will receive standard unit care and education. Data collection procedures will be the same as those used in the intervention group. The mother will be contacted within the first 72 hours of admission to the unit, and pre-test data will be collected. One day before discharge and one week after discharge, questionnaire forms will be administered via WhatsApp.
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Sponsors
Leads: University of Yalova

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