Open AccessCLOTHES DEVELOPMENT BASED ON METHODS OF HANDLING OF PREMATURE BABIES IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Author(s) -
Vlad Dănilă,
Antonela Curteza,
Shmuel Balan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tex teh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2068-9101
DOI - 10.35530/tt.2021.13
Subject(s) - neonatal intensive care unit , medicine , population , data collection , nursing , grounded theory , qualitative research , informed consent , exploratory research , clothing , health care , intensive care , unit (ring theory) , medical emergency , family medicine , psychology , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , environmental health , social science , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , mathematics education , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , history , economic growth
The health of children born prematurely remains a significant challenge, but clothing productsdesigned considering medical requirements and handling methods used in the intensive care unit, maycontribute to the reduction of neonatal mortality. Assistants in the therapy unit implement practices based onthe needs of vulnerable infants, from the very first second of life.This pilot clinical study was conducted in a specialised on neonatal intensive care unit, at the IMSP MunicipalClinical Hospital Gheorghe Paladi from Chisinau. Informed consent of parents and/or careers was required.All users (nurses and doctors) were informed about the product and instructed regarding dressing andundressing process. This controlled study was conducted under the supervision of doctors and nurses. As thestudy was exploratory in nature, aspects of grounded theory have been used for qualitative data collection.The sample studied consists of preterm infants less than 30 weeks GA, admitted by UTIN in 2018. Thepopulation eligible for qualitative data collection was made up of neonatology nurses from the clinic. Toobtain a heterogeneous sample, aspects such as age, work experience, environment, and education wereconsidered. The method of observation and subsequent testing used of the newly designed products and everymanipulation under medical conditions was intensely studied. Local reactions, if any, due to the texture andquality of the textile material that come into contact with the baby's skin, were also carefully monitored. Theprocess of dressing and stripping off the products, carrying out medical manipulations (in case of neonatalemergencies), were also carefully observed for developing ease of use clothes.