Neonatal back transport: perspectives from parents of Medicaid-insured infants and providers.
OBJECTIVE
To examine parents' and health care providers' perceptions of back transport from a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit to a community hospital.


METHODS
Qualitative, hypothesis-generating, cross-sectional study utilizing focus group methodology.


METHODS
Participants included 12 parents of back-transported infants insured by Medicaid, 6 regional NICU health care providers, and 17 community hospital special care nursery health care providers.


METHODS
Participant perceptions of factors that support or impede successful back transport.


RESULTS
Data from the focus groups were analyzed to identify five main themes: early communication about back transport, preparing parents for back transport, communication between hospitals at the time of back transport, follow-up and information exchange after back transport, and improving the back-transport experience for parents.
Hanrahan
Krystal
K
Depaul University, Chicago, USA.
Gates
Molly
M
Attar
Mohammad-Ali
MA
Lang
Sylvia W
SW
Frohna
Alice
A
Clark
Sarah J
SJ
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D008824:Michigan; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States