Yekitie Dagne Tefera, Adem Chanie Ali, Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay
A Study on Communication Practices in Reducing Non-Communicable Diseases in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia
Risk management and healthcare policy
moderately preterm infants mpti comprise large proportion nicu admissions understudied population unique experience families mptis yet examined literature describing mpti parent needs preferences may inform interventions improve care outcomes population semistructured qualitative interviews performed englishspeaking birth parents infants born 32 34 weeks gestation describe nicu experience identify areas improvement specifically surrounding care team inclusion education discharge communication interviews recorded transcribed analyzed using directed content analysis enrollment ceased data reached thematic saturation sixteen birth parents participated four themes emerged around parentmedical team connectedness parental confusion discharge readiness desire use mix inperson electronic communication methods email texting apps etc communication mpti parents valued strong connection medical team however described lack knowledge regarding reasons admission ongoing management near discharge parents desired information regarding feeding reflux breathing patterns parents preferred inperson discussions described role electronic methods improve understanding infant discharge readiness mpti parent perspective clinicians focus improvement efforts communication specifically around reasons admission discharge planning anticipatory guidance results may serve foundation initiatives improve mpti parent experience potentially parent mpti outcomes