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Britney Benoit1, Christine Cassidy2, Jacqueline van Wijlen1
1Rankin School of Nursing, St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.
This study identifies barriers and facilitators to parent-led infant pain relief, aiming to develop interventions for better infant pain management. The goal is to improve infant patient safety and health outcomes through evidence-based practices.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric pain management
- Implementation science
- Health services research
Background:
- Untreated infant pain has negative health consequences.
- Parent-led interventions like breastfeeding are effective but underutilized.
- Barriers to routine use of these interventions need identification.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify barriers and facilitators to parent-led infant pain care during acute procedures.
- Develop theory-informed implementation interventions for hospital and community settings.
- Support the routine use of evidence-based, parent-led infant pain interventions.
Main Methods:
- Two-phase study using the Theoretical Domains Framework and Behavior Change Wheel.
- Phase 1: Qualitative descriptive design to explore clinician and family perspectives.
- Phase 2: Design tailored interventions using the Behavior Change Wheel and stakeholder input.
Main Results:
- Ethics approval obtained in December 2020.
- 15 participants enrolled in Phase 1 as of May 2022.
- Full results from all phases to be reported in 2023.
Conclusions:
- Co-design of theoretically informed implementation interventions is anticipated.
- Interventions will be pilot-tested and experimentally applied.
- Findings will facilitate the implementation of parent-led interventions to improve infant outcomes and family safety.
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