The Use of the Diary in Neonatal Pathology: a Mixed-method Study for Collecting and Analyzing the Experience of Parents and Health Care Personnel.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
- Where
- Italy1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 15 people enrolled
- Started
- 15 Apr 2024
- Ended
- 15 Nov 2024
- Type of study
- Observational
- Treatments tested
- Diary
- Record updated
- 31 March 2026
Who can take part
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- for the parents:
- signed informed consent
- parents of premature infant with gestational age less than or equal to 35 gestational weeks and with birth weight less than or equal to 2kg; for healthcare providers:
- healthcare personnel from the O.U. of Neonatal Pathology
- signed informed consent
Who cannot take part
- parent of premature infant with gestational age greater than 35 gestational weeks and with birth weight greater than 2kg
- for parents:
- non-understanding or inability to express themselves in Italian language
- unsigned informed consent; for health workers:
- healthcare personnel not working in the O.U. of Neonatal Pathology
- unsigned informed consen
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The study is mixed-methods (qualitative + quantitative observational cross-sectional) and the aims are to explore the use of diaries by parents of newborns admitted to Neonatal Pathology and to describe some variables related to their experience during their children's hospitalization, such as: stress level, postpartum depression and perceived support. The diary that will be analyzed is already part of current clinical practice. Study population:
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* Parents of premature infants with gestational age less than or equal to 35 weeks and infants with birth weight less than or equal to 2kg admitted to Neonatal Pathology of San Raffaele Hospital. * Health workers of the O.U. of Neonatal Pathology.
Treatments tested
- Diary
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Record updated
- 31 March 2026