Newborn Individual Development Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP): A systematic review of the literature

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 54-69

  Wallin, Lars ^a   Eriksson, Mats ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Developmental care; Neonatal care; NIDCAP; Psychomotor development; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHLORAL HYDRATE;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROL GROUP; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT CARE AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEONATAL NURSING;

EID: 67650468243     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2009.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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