Kilcullen, Meegan Lesley, Kandasamy, Yogavijayan, Evans, Michelle, Kanagasignam, Yogesan, Atkinson, Ian, van der Valk, Steven, Vignarajan, Janardhan, and Baxter, Michelle (2022) Parents using live streaming video cameras to view infants in a regional NICU: impacts upon bonding, anxiety and stress. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 28 (1). pp. 42-50.

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Abstract

Background: While live streaming from the NICU has entered standard care in some tertiary hospitals, few studies have been explored the impact of this technology upon parents.

Aim: To understand the impact of live-streaming vision of infants in NICU to their parents.

Method: In the present study, cameras were installed and parents live-streamed vision of their infants while admitted to a regional NICU. Camera usage data were recorded, and parent-infant bonding, parental stress and anxiety data were collected via online survey across four time points.

Results: While parents preferred to be with their infant in person, there was strong acceptance of the technology. There were no significant differences in camera usage across the admission and at 3-month follow-up. The relationships between camera usage and bonding, stress, and anxiety scores varied across time points and no significant changes in anxiety, stress and bonding scores were identified.

Conclusion: Implementation of this technology into standard care requires streaming stability and support for staff and parents to effectively use the technology.

Item ID:	68048
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1878-089X
Keywords:	Camera, Neonatal, Bonding, Anxiety, Stress, Video, NICU
Copyright Information:	© 2021 Neonatal Nurses Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Funders:	Townsville Hospital and Health Service Study, Education and Research (SERTA)
Projects and Grants:	SERTA Grant #2016_21; ION 62621
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2021 05:19
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5203 Clinical and health psychology > 520302 Clinical psychology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	20 HEALTH > 2003 Provision of health and support services > 200304 Inpatient hospital care @ 100%
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