Quality of life among parents of preterm infants: a scoping review.
Purpose: To synthesize the body of knowledge on the factors influencing the QoL of mothers and fathers of preterm infants.Methods: A scoping review was performed. Publications indexed in PubMed®, Web of Science™, CINAHL® and PsycINFO® were searched, targeting studies presenting original empirical da...
| Published in: | Quality of Life Research Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 1119 - 1132 |
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| Format: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
May2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=128968829&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 128968829 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09629343 GPQ jtl: Quality of Life Research issn: 09629343 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2018 vid: 27 iid: 5 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 128968829 128968829 NLM29248997 128968829 10.1007/s11136-017-1771-6 NLM29248997 128968829 ppf: 1119 ppct: 13 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Quality of life among parents of preterm infants: a scoping review. aug: au: Amorim, Mariana Silva, Susana Kelly-Irving, Michelle Alves, Elisabete affil: EPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas nº135, 4050-600, Porto, Portugal sug: subj: Quality of Life Infant, Premature Parents Psychosocial Factors Funding Source Human Systematic Review Parents Content Analysis PubMed CINAHL Database Psycinfo Family Centered Care ab: Purpose: To synthesize the body of knowledge on the factors influencing the QoL of mothers and fathers of preterm infants.Methods: A scoping review was performed. Publications indexed in PubMed®, Web of Science™, CINAHL® and PsycINFO® were searched, targeting studies presenting original empirical data that examined parental perception on QoL after a preterm delivery. Eligibility and data extraction were conducted by two independent researchers. The main quantitative findings were synthesized and qualitative data were explored by content analysis.Results: The studies, 11 quantitative and 1 mixed methods, were derived mainly from the USA (n = 6). Heterogeneity across the studies was observed regarding the operationalization of QoL and the use of units of analysis (mothers, parents, families and caregivers). In a context where 40 out of 45 covariates were analysed by only one or two studies, results suggested that parental QoL after a preterm delivery is influenced by factors related with mother's characteristics, family issues and health care environment rather than infants' variables. Factors regarding fathers' characteristics and structural levels were not addressed.Conclusions: Standardizing the operationalization of the QoL when analysing mothers and fathers of preterm infants calls for a structured questionnaire adapted to their specific needs. Further research should include both mothers and fathers, invest in mixed methods approaches and be performed in different countries and settings for allowing integration and comparison of findings. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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