Effects of an intervention program and its components on NICU infants.
This study examined the effect of a parent training program and its two components on the development of 48 graduates of neonatal intensive care units. When the infants were 6 months of age, infants whose parents participated in either of the treatment groups that included the parent education class scored higher on the Bayley Mental Scale than the other groups of infants. All treatment group parents were rated by the babies' physicians as providing better nutrition for their infants. The developmental assessment component of the training program was not found to enhance infant mental development. Implications for intervention, program development, and research are presented.
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St. Lukes Hospital, MI.
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D002657:Child Development; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008824:Michigan; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires