Family Involvement in the Routine Care of Hospitalized Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Key Points
This review aims to evaluate the effects of family involvement interventions on infant and parental outcomes during hospitalization of preterm and low birth weight infants.
Included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing family involvement interventions.
Data extracted from multiple databases including Medline, Embase, and CINAHL up to August 2021.
Pooled data using random-effects models from 15 RCTs with 5240 participants.
Family involvement interventions reduced retinopathy of prematurity (OR 0.52, 95% CI: 0.34, 0.80).
Decreased length of hospital stay by an average of 2.91 days (MD 95% CI: -5.15,-0.82).
Increased weight gain velocity by 2.09 g/day (MD 95% CI: 1.27, 2.91).
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Systematic review assesses family involvement impact on infant and parental outcomes in NICUs, suggesting benefits for care routines.