An Interprofessional and International Collaboration to Establish the Content Validity of the Checklist of NICU Caregiver Behaviors

Authors

Amy Carroll, OTD, OTR/L, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Cecilia Roan, OTD, OTR/L, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Michele K. Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Amitava Sengupta, MD, FNNF, DCH, MICP, MBBS, Develop and Supportive Care Foundation for Newborn and Children, India
Catherine V. Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

10-21-2022

Keywords

developmental care, neonatal, neuroprotection

Comments

E-poster for the 18^th World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress.

Abstract

Introduction

The World Health Organization estimates that 15 million babies are born pre term every year.¹ “Preterm infants have a high risk of cognitive, neuromotor, and neurosensory problems after discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).² The outcomes associated with pre term birth are influenced by early adverse experiences during critical care in a stressful NICU environment.³

Developmental care (DC) encompasses a broad array of interventions for developing infants which focus on minimizing the stress of the NICU.⁴ There are a number of approaches associated with DC The Universe of Developmental Care model describes five core measures of developmentally care.⁵

Despite availability of interventions and practice guidelines, staff/caregiver implementation of DC continues to be challenging, intermittent, and inconsistent between settings and even between individuals within the same setting.⁶ Every person who interacts with babies in the NICU ( family, therapists, medical providers) should be familiar with the core concepts of developmental (and neuroprotective) care, placing the baby at the center of all interaction.⁷

PURPOSE: To revise and validate a fidelity checklist for recording the quality and utilization of developmental care among NICU caregivers 8 during their routine care and for use in both high and low resourced countries

AIM 1: Revise the existing Checklist based on a comprehensive review and synthesis of the developmental care literature

AIM 2: Establish content validity of the revised

Recommended Citation

Carroll, OTD, OTR/L, Amy; Roan, OTD, OTR/L, Cecilia; Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, Michele K.; Sengupta, MD, FNNF, DCH, MICP, MBBS, Amitava; and Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Catherine V., "An Interprofessional and International Collaboration to Establish the Content Validity of the Checklist of NICU Caregiver Behaviors" (2022). Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations. Paper 78.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/otpresentations/78

Language

English