N/A
N=55
Listening Visits for Emotionally Distressed Mothers of Hospitalized Newborns
Nurse Delivered Counseling · Emotional Distress
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03704948 ↗Enrolled (actual)
55
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Mean IDAS-GD Score at 4 Weeks (End of Treatment) and 8 Weeks (Follow up) — 46.12; 51.10; 40.11; 42.39 score on a scale — p=<0.05
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- RCT Treatment -Listening Visits delivered by NICU nurse in person (Behavioral); RCT Control Usual mental health care delivered by NICU social workers (Behavioral); Open trial: Listening Visits delivered by a NICU nurse via zoom (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
- Primary completion
- Jun 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Mean IDAS-GD Score at 4 Weeks (End of Treatment) and 8 Weeks (Follow up) |
46.12; 51.10; 40.11; 42.39; 41.69; 32.39 | <0.05 sig |
Summary
The proposed research has potential to dramatically improve care for emotionally distressed mothers of newborns hospitalized on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Clinical NICU nurses are well-positioned to provide emotional support in the form of Listening Visits. Specifically, these nurses are easily accessible to NICU mothers, are often the most trusted professional on the healthcare team, they are knowledgeable about the newborn's medical conditions, and, finally they are already skilled in the art of warm communication. This intervention should not only improve depressive outcomes in emotionally distressed NICU mothers but also indirectly impact maternal perception of nurse support which is in turn related to depression symptoms and patient satisfaction, as well as infant length of stay by accelerating maternal readiness for infant discharge.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Ability to speak and read English
- 18 years of age or older Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score= 12 through 19, inclusive; with a rating of 2 or less on EPDS item #10)
- Hospitalized newborn
Exclusion Criteria Women is not currently receiving counseling services
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03704948). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.