TY - JOUR
T1 - A co-design of clinical virtual care pathways to engage and support families requiring neonatal intensive care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (COVES study)
AU - Campbell-Yeo, Marsha
AU - Dol, Justine
AU - Richardson, Brianna
AU - McCulloch, Holly
AU - Hundert, Amos
AU - Foye, Sarah
AU - Dorling, Jon
AU - Afifi, Jehier
AU - Bishop, Tanya
AU - Earle, Rebecca
AU - Elliott Rose, Annette
AU - Inglis, Darlene
AU - Kim, Theresa
AU - Leighton, Carye
AU - MacRae, Gail
AU - Melanson, Andrea
AU - Simpson, David C.
AU - Smit, Michael
AU - Whitehead, Leah
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this project was from the Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition through the IWK Foundation .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, family presence restrictions in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) were enacted to limit disease transmission. This has resulted in communication challenges, negatively impacting family integrated care. Aim: To develop clinical care pathways to ensure optimal neonatal care to support families in response to parental presence restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An agile, co-design process utilizing expert consensus of a large interdisciplinary team and focus groups and semi-structured interviews with families and HCPs were used to co-design clinical virtual care pathways. Results: Three clinical virtual care pathways were co-designed: (1) building and maintaining relationships between family and healthcare providers; (2) awareness of resources; and (3) standardized COVID-19 messaging. Modifications were made to optimize uptake and utilization in the clinical areas. Conclusion: Clinical care virtual pathways were successfully co-designed to meet these needs to ensure more equitable family centered care.
AB - Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, family presence restrictions in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) were enacted to limit disease transmission. This has resulted in communication challenges, negatively impacting family integrated care. Aim: To develop clinical care pathways to ensure optimal neonatal care to support families in response to parental presence restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An agile, co-design process utilizing expert consensus of a large interdisciplinary team and focus groups and semi-structured interviews with families and HCPs were used to co-design clinical virtual care pathways. Results: Three clinical virtual care pathways were co-designed: (1) building and maintaining relationships between family and healthcare providers; (2) awareness of resources; and (3) standardized COVID-19 messaging. Modifications were made to optimize uptake and utilization in the clinical areas. Conclusion: Clinical care virtual pathways were successfully co-designed to meet these needs to ensure more equitable family centered care.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jnn.2021.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jnn.2021.06.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 34220279
AN - SCOPUS:85109434904
SN - 1355-1841
VL - 27
SP - 463
EP - 470
JO - Journal of Neonatal Nursing
JF - Journal of Neonatal Nursing
IS - 6
ER -