The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of multimedia intervention on stress perceptions of the neonatal intensive care unit and knowledge of preterm infants’ developmental care in the father of preterm infant.
Methods:
This study is a quasi-experimental design by asynchronously two-group post-test. The convenient sampling will be used at a neonatal intensive unit at a medical center in the central Taiwan. A total of 60 participants, 30 participants in the experimental group and 30 participants in the control group, will be recruited. The experimental group will be given a multimedia video named Admission health education of neonatal intensive care unit. The control group will receive routine education as conventional health education approach. The effectiveness of intervention will be measured by questionnaires Parental Stressor Scale, PSS: NICU, and parents’ knowledge of preterm infants’ developmental care. The data will be gathered at first day of infants’ admitted as pretest and the 3rd days after intervention as posttest. The data will use Excel and SPSS 18.0 for statistical analysis, Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis will be applied.
Results:
The average score of parental stressor in NICU will be find on the fathers of infants’ at admitted. The finding will reveal what is the most stressful event or item. The average of score of parents’ knowledge of preterm infants’ developmental care. The differences in PSS and knowledge of preterm infants’ development between pretest and posttest will be evaluated. The result will reveal that effects of multimedia intervention on the stress of NICU and knowledge of preterm infants’ development in the fathers of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units
Conclusion:
The multimedia intervention may improve on stress perception of the neonatal intensive care unit and knowledge of preterm infants’ developmental care in the fathers of preterm infants. In addition, the use of informational technology can enhance the effectiveness of nursing intervention. The results of this study will serve as a reference for better care quality of preterm infants