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Ashley M Weber1, Tamilyn Bakas1, Richard Bailey2
1University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Insights
This study identified needed adaptations for the PREEMIE PROGRESS (PP) intervention by engaging parents and professionals. Incorporating these changes systematically improves care for very preterm infants in the NICU.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal care
- Intervention adaptation
- Qualitative research
Background:
- The PREEMIE PROGRESS (PP) intervention trains parents in family management skills for very preterm infants in the NICU.
- Optimizing interventions requires stakeholder input for successful implementation and effectiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To co-identify necessary adaptations for the video-based PREEMIE PROGRESS (PP) intervention.
- To enhance family management skills training for parents of very preterm infants in the NICU.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive qualitative study using the RE-AIM and FRAME frameworks.
- Semistructured interviews with 36 stakeholders (researchers, clinicians, technology experts, parents).
- Weekly design team and monthly parent partnership meetings informed adaptation decisions.
Main Results:
- Stakeholders suggested 98 adaptations; 33% were completed, and 53.6% were tabled for future phases.
- Content adaptations were most frequent (71.4%), primarily targeting effectiveness and implementation.
- Most adaptations (81.4%) were directed at the parent (intervention recipient) level.
Conclusions:
- The RE-AIM framework facilitated systematic identification of adaptations to improve PP.
- Engaging stakeholders and using FRAME documentation supports adaptation and reduces the evidence-to-practice gap for nurses.
Aims:
To co-identify adaptations with key stakeholders needed to optimise elements of a video-based intervention (i.e., PREEMIE PROGRESS [PP]), which trains parents in evidence-based family management skills to care for their very preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Design:
Descriptive qualitative study oriented with a pragmatic philosophy, informed by the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance (RE-AIM) framework and the framework for reporting adaptations and modifications-expanded (FRAME).
Methods:
Semistructured interviews to identify potential adaptations with key stakeholders: family management researchers (n = 5), clinicians (n = 9), technology experts (n = 5) and parents of preterm infants (n = 17). Weekly design team meetings to select and implement high-priority adaptations necessary for the next research phase. Monthly NICU parent partnership meetings to review adaptations and make recommendations for potential adaptations with conflicting data.
Results:
Stakeholders (N = 36) suggested 98 potential adaptations: 32 (33.0%) were completed, 8 (8.2%) were abandoned, 5 (5.2%) have work that is ongoing and 52 (53.6%) were tabled for future research phases. Content adaptations (70, 71.4%) were the most frequently suggested adaptation type. Potential adaptations mostly addressed RE-AIM dimensions of effectiveness (43, 43.9%), and implementation (46, 46.9%) and were directed at the parent (i.e., intervention recipient) level (79, 81.4%).
Conclusion:
Use of the RE-AIM framework ensured we systematically identified needed adaptations with key stakeholders across a range of dimensions that would improve PP for parents now and in future phases of this research.
Implications For The Profession:
Co-identifying potential adaptations with key stakeholders, paired with FRAME documentation, can help nurses prioritise adaptations most appropriate for each phase of implementation.
Impact:
Our paper highlights for nurse clinicians and researchers how FRAME documentation of potential adaptations can support stakeholder engagement and a systematic approach to incorporating adaptations throughout all phases of the research process, thereby shortening the evidence to practice gap.
Reporting Method:
COREQ guidelines for qualitative reporting.
Patient/Public Contribution:
The research team was supported by members of the NICU's Parent Partnership Council (PPC), whose mission is to promote family-centred care improvement projects and research within the NICU. This committee is comprised of nursing, physician, allied health leadership and parents of infants previously hospitalised in the NICU. The NICU PPC met monthly to review conflicting data on potential adaptations and provide recommendations on adaptation decisions.
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