Family nurture intervention (FNI): Methods and treatment protocol of a randomized controlled trial in the NICU

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Welch, Martha G ^a   Hofer, Myron A ^a   Brunelli, Susan A ^a   Stark, Raymond I ^a   Andrews, Howard F ^b   Austin, Judy ^b   Myers, Michael M ^a,c,d  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY NURTURE INTERVENTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856569651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-12-14     Document Type: Article

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