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Parents' Experiences With Infant Pain Management in the NICU

Carol McNair, Mary McAllister, Linda S Franck

    Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN
    |September 30, 2024
    PubMed

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    Area of Science:

    • Neonatal care
    • Pediatric pain management
    • Parental involvement

    Background:

    • Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) present unique challenges for infant pain management.
    • Parental participation is crucial for optimizing pain care in neonates.
    • Existing models of parental involvement require validation within clinical settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore parents' experiences with pain care in the NICU.
    • To investigate parental participation in their infants' pain management.
    • To validate the parental involvement in neonatal pain management model.

    Main Methods:

    • Descriptive qualitative study utilizing semistructured interviews.
    • Purposeful sampling of 10 parents with infants in a Level 3 NICU.
    • Deductive thematic analysis informed by the parental involvement in neonatal pain management framework.

    Main Results:

    • Parents' competence and confidence in pain management were influenced by several factors.
    • Key themes included: Health Care Providers as Gatekeepers, Beliefs of Parents, Information/Support, Parent-Infant Proximity, and Stress and Anxiety.
    • The study supported the relevance of the parental involvement in neonatal pain management model's components.

    Conclusions:

    • Health care providers significantly influence parental comfort measures for infants.
    • Parental beliefs, access to information/support, and proximity to their infant impact their confidence in pain management.
    • Findings underscore the importance of supporting parents to enhance their role in neonatal pain management.
    Abstract

    Keywords:
    infant pain managementparental participationparental rolequalitative

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