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Can home monitoring reduce mortality in infants at increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome? A systematic review
Author(s) -
Strehle EugenMatthias,
Gray William K,
Gopisetti Sharmila,
Richardson Jenny,
McGuire Jackie,
Malone Sive
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02464.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sudden infant death syndrome , systematic review , intervention (counseling) , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , medline , psychiatry , political science , law
Abstract Aim: To conduct a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of home monitoring devices in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Methods: Systematic literature review to June 30, 2010. Results: Eleven unique studies were identified. Only one of these studies involved a comparison of home monitoring with a control intervention and so could be deemed level I evidence. The remaining studies constituted level III evidence. Conclusions: There is no high‐level evidence that home monitoring may be of use in preventing SIDS; further research is needed.