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Session Type
Pre-Recorded Oral Session
Date
10/06/2022
Session Time
08:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Room
Pre-Recorded Oral

COMPARISONS OF NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL CARE PRACTICES BETWEEN NEONATAL UNITS IN CANADA AND FRANCE

Presenter
  • Marilyn Aita (Canada)
Date
10/06/2022
Session Time
08:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Session Type
Pre-Recorded Oral Session
Presentation Type
Abstract Submission
Lecture Time
08:00 AM - 08:10 AM
Duration
10 Minutes

Abstract

Background and Aims

Worldwide variations may exist across neonatal units related to the developmental care (DC) nursing practices. A comparison between Canadian and French neonatal units could highlight these variations to harmonize DC practices and promote preterm infants’ health outcomes locally and internationally. The aim of this study was to compare nurses’ perceptions of four DC practices: family-centered care (FCC), skin-to-skin contact (SSC), environmental control, as well as pain assessment and management between NICUs in Canada and France.

Methods

A sample of 202 nurses with at least 6 months of NICU experience and speaking French or English were recruited in this comparative study. A total of 109 nurses were recruited from two NICUs in Canada and 93 from two NICUs in France. Nurses completed different questionnaires about their perceptions of FCC, SSC, environmental control of light and sound, in addition to pain assessment and management in NICUs.

Results

French nurses had more optimal perceptions about FCC in the NICU compared to Canadian nurses. For SSC, Canadian nurses had less favorable attitudes and less favorable perceptions related to education and training in addition to implementation compared to the French nurses. Nurses from Canada were more satisfied with environmental sound and light levels compared to nurses in France. French nurses had more favorable attitudes and perceptions about infants’ pain, they used more pain assessment signs and performed more management interventions than Canadian nurses.

Conclusions

Our study offers benchmarking comparisons between DC nursing practices in Canada and France and offers guidance to improve health outcomes of preterm infants worldwide.

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ASSESSING FAMILY RESILIENCE IN THE NICU: RESULTS FROM A COSMIN SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE FAMILY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT SCALE ADAPTATIONS

Presenter
  • Geneviève Laporte (Canada)
Date
10/06/2022
Session Time
08:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Session Type
Pre-Recorded Oral Session
Presentation Type
Abstract Submission
Lecture Time
08:10 AM - 08:20 AM
Duration
10 Minutes

Abstract

Background and Aims

Anchored in a family-centered care perspective, assessing family resilience in the NICU could provide insight into strengths and challenges families may experience throughout their hospitalization. This assessment may enable professionals to identify areas for implementing tailored interventions to support families and positively impact their well-being and their health.

A recent systematic review identified the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS) as the most reliable instrument for assessing family resilience, which has been adapted cross-culturally worldwide. A COSMIN systematic review is needed to evaluate the adapted versions' psychometric qualities to further recommend their use in the NICU.

Methods

Nine databases were searched to identify articles published since 2005. A two-reviewer methodology was followed for screening, extraction and risk of bias assessment. Following COSMIN's updated criteria for good measurement properties, eight measurement properties were evaluated.

Results

Twenty-six articles described ten cross-cultural adaptations of the FRAS in seven different languages. Only five adaptations (50%) were forward and backward translated. All adaptations reported sufficient internal consistency, and factor analysis yielded various scale structures, ranging from 32 to 66 items, divided into three to six subscales. Internal consistency was reported for all studies, and structural validity was tested nine times. Seven studies tested construct validity, two verified test-retest reliability and only one study evaluated responsiveness.

Conclusions

Most psychometric properties were often within acceptable range with sometimes limited evidence for validity. Still, all identified versions of the FRAS will require further validation to fully assess their measurement properties before recommendation for practice and research in the NICU.

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