Effect of transitional care combined with personalized discharge preparation services on discharge preparedness and growth and development in premature infants
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20240424-01007
- VernacularTitle:过渡期护理联合个性化出院准备服务对早产儿家庭出院准备度及其生长发育的影响
- Author:
Yuting HUANG
1
;
Caixia WANG
1
;
Yayun LAI
1
;
Huiping YAN
1
;
Kexia LI
1
;
Meili ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. 泉州市妇幼保健院·儿童医院新生儿科，泉州 362000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Transitional care;
Infant, premature;
Individuation;
Growth and development;
Discharge preparedness;
Disease uncertainty
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2025;41(3):167-174
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the impact of a comprehensive intervention program that integrates transitional care with personalized discharge preparation services on discharge preparedness on the growth, development, and motor development in premature infants, providing guidance and reference for clinical practice.Methods:The 90 pairs of premature infants and their main caregivers who were treated in the neonatal department, Children ′s Hospital, Quanzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital were studied from February 2023 to February 2024 by randomized control method. Used the table of random numbers, they were divided into the control group and the observation group, with 45 pairs in each group. The control group routinely administered care, while the observation group was implemented a transitional care combined with personalized discharge preparation services. The discharge preparedness, growth and motor development, and the disease uncertainty of caregivers were observed between the 2 groups. Results:There were 27 males and 18 females of the 45 preterm infants,with gestational age of 30.86 (29.36, 31.50) weeks in the control group, 24 males and 21 females with gestational age of 30.29(29.00, 31.07) weeks in the observation group. The main caregiver identities 43 were mothers and 2 were other identities in the control group, 42 were mothers and 3 were other identities in the observation group, with them being 31.00(28.00, 35.00) years old. There were 97.78% (44 /45) caregivers who thought the child was ready to go home in the observation group, while the control group were 84.44% (38 /45), these differences were statistically significant ( χ2=4.88, P<0.05). The total score of discharge readiness in the observation group were 240.00(237.00, 242.50) points, higher than in the control group 226.00(219.00, 229.50) points, these differences were statistically significant ( Z=-6.23, P<0.05). The head circumference and body weight of the observation group were (34.82 ± 1.14) cm and (3.60 ± 0.55) kg, while the control group were (34.25 ± 1.22) cm and (3.35 ± 0.53) kg, there were statistically significant between the two groups ( t=-2.29, -2.22, all P<0.05). The Test of Infant Motor Performance score in the observation group was 50.00(46.00, 52.00) points, while the control group was 45.00(42.00, 48.00) points, there were statistically significant between the two groups ( Z=-3.65, P<0.05). The total score of disease uncertainty in the observation was 52.00(45.50, 60.00) points, while the control group was 61.00(58.50, 65.00) points, there was statistically significant between the two groups ( Z=-4.62, P<0.05). Conclusions:The discharge preparedness of the caregivers of preterm infants was improved because of the use of transitional care combined with personalized discharge preparation services, and the growth and motor development of preterm infants were promoted, and the uncertainty of the family caregivers of preterm infants about the disease was reduced.
