Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 86-93, May 2009

Improving neonatal caregiving through a developmentally supportive care training program

  • Jen-Jiuan Liaw, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Luke Yang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Welfare, Hsuan Chuang University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Ling-Hua Chang, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Hsiu-Ling Chou, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Eldercare, Oriental Institute of Technology and Department of Nursing, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Shu-Chun Chao, BS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan, ROC

Received 2 August 2006; received in revised form 9 April 2007; accepted 8 May 2007.

Abstract 

This study was performed to explore the effects of a training program in developmentally supportive care (DSC) on nurse caregiving and preterm infant behavior during bathing in a neonatal unit. The study applied a single-group pretest and posttest design to analyze behaviors. Twenty preterm infants were bathed 120 times by 13 nurses. Indirect observation was adopted to collect all behavioral data. Results showed that infants felt less stress and nurses were more supportive during posttraining baths. Caregivers should receive training in DSC, and its applications could be expanded to other nursing caregiving activities.

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PII: S0897-1897(07)00069-9

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2007.05.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 86-93, May 2009

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