Parental perspectives on technology use to enhance communication and closeness during the COVID-19 parental presence restrictions

Marsha Campbell-Yeo; Holly McCulloch; Brianna Hughes; Amos Hundert; Justine Dol; Michael Smit; Jehier Afifi; Fabiana Bacchini; Tanya Bishop; Jon Dorling; Rebecca Earle; Annette Elliott Rose; Darlene Inglis; Carye Leighton; Gail MacRae; Andrea Melanson; David C. Simpson; Leah Whitehead

doi:10.1016/j.jnn.2022.05.002

Parental perspectives on technology use to enhance communication and closeness during the COVID-19 parental presence restrictions

Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Holly McCulloch, Brianna Hughes, Amos Hundert, Justine Dol, Michael Smit, Jehier Afifi, Fabiana Bacchini, Tanya Bishop, Jon Dorling, Rebecca Earle, Annette Elliott Rose, Darlene Inglis, Carye Leighton, Gail MacRae, Andrea Melanson, David C. Simpson, Leah Whitehead

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Objective: To explore parental perspectives on the use of technology in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), and its impact during COVID-19 parental presence restrictions. Methods: Co-designed online survey targeting parents of infants admitted to a Canadian NICU from March 1st, 2020 until March 5th, 2021. Results: Parents (n = 117) completed the survey from 38 NICUs. Large variation in policies regarding parental permission to use technology across sites was reported. Restrictive use of technology was reported as a source of parental stress. While families felt that technology helped them feel close to their infant when they could not be in the NICU, it did not replace being in-person. Conclusion: Large variation in policies were reported. Despite concerns about devices in NICUs, evidence on how to mitigate these concerns exists. Benefits of using technology to enhance parental experiences appear substantial. Future study is needed to inform recommendations on technology use in the NICU.

Idioma original	English
Publicación	Journal of Neonatal Nursing
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2022.05.002
Estado	Accepted/In press - 2022

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There were three parent-reported reasons for the restrictions put on technology use in the NICU. The first was regarding impacts on privacy and workload. While most of the parents reported positive experiences with NICU webcam use, similar concerns have been reported elsewhere during the adoption of NICU webcams from both families and nursing staff (Kubicka et al., 2021; Le Bris et al., 2020). Various strategies, including IT department support, webcams set to focus solely on the infant, audio limitations, and informed consent from both the families and the healthcare providers, have been reported as successful mitigating strategies (Le Bris et al., 2020; Rhoads et al., 2012).This work was funded by the Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition.

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Campbell-Yeo, M., McCulloch, H., Hughes, B., Hundert, A., Dol, J., Smit, M., Afifi, J., Bacchini, F., Bishop, T., Dorling, J., Earle, R., Elliott Rose, A., Inglis, D., Leighton, C., MacRae, G., Melanson, A., Simpson, D. C., & Whitehead, L. (Aceptado/En prensa). Parental perspectives on technology use to enhance communication and closeness during the COVID-19 parental presence restrictions. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2022.05.002

Campbell-Yeo, M, McCulloch, H, Hughes, B, Hundert, A, Dol, J, Smit, M, Afifi, J, Bacchini, F, Bishop, T, Dorling, J, Earle, R, Elliott Rose, A, Inglis, D, Leighton, C, MacRae, G, Melanson, A, Simpson, DC & Whitehead, L 2022, 'Parental perspectives on technology use to enhance communication and closeness during the COVID-19 parental presence restrictions', Journal of Neonatal Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2022.05.002

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