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Caring for our caretakers: building resiliency in NICU parents and staff.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Grunberg, Victoria A. Vranceanu, Ana-Maria Lerou, Paul H. |
| Abstract | The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a high-acuity, stressful unit for both parents and staff. Up to 50% of mothers and partners experience emotional distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress) during NICU hospitalization and 30–60% continue to experience distress after discharge. Similarly, up to 50% of NICU staff report burnout and emotional distress. Although healthcare providers have developed interdisciplinary guidelines to enhance psychosocial resources for parents and staff, standardized psychosocial services are lacking. The purpose of this short communication is to describe: (1) the need for psychosocial interventions for NICU parents and staff; (2) existent psychosocial programs and their gaps and limitations; and (3) future directions for psychosocial care in NICU settings. We reviewed the current literature and propose a new conceptual model to inform psychosocial interventions for the NICU. We argue that brief, evidence-based, resiliency, and relationship-based programs are needed to enhance parent and staff outcomes and, ultimately, child development and the NICU unit culture.Conclusion: Given the lack of standardized psychosocial care, new interventions for NICU families and staff are needed more than ever. Resiliency, relationship-based interventions that leverage multidisciplinary support may be an innovative way to enhance NICU outcomes and care.What is Known:• 40-50% of parents in the NICU report elevated emotional distress and 30-50% of staff report burnout.• Psychosocial interventions for parents and staff are needed, yet lacking.What is New:• Interventions that focus on resiliency and relationships may improve the culture of the NICU.• New multidisciplinary collaborations and approaches are needed to improve implementation. |
| ISSN | 03406199 |
| Journal | European Journal of Pediatrics |
| Volume Number | 181 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC9395886 |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| PubMed reference number | 35804198 |
| e-ISSN | 14321076 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00431-022-04553-1 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publisher Date | 2022-07-08 |
| Publisher Place | Berlin/Heidelberg |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2022 |
| Subject Keyword | Neonatal intensive care Psychosocial care Postpartum Parents |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health |
