Challenges in conducting prospective research of developmentally directed care in surgical neonates: A case study

Early Human Development

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Laing, Sharon ^a,b   Spence, Kaye ^a,c   McMahon, Catherine ^b   Ungerer, Judy ^b   Badawi, Nadia ^a,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural intervention; Individualised developmental care; Intensive care nursing; Practice intervention research; RCT; Surgical neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKILL;

CESAREAN SECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84857118429     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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