Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Sep 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialA controlled trial of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for ethnically diverse parents of infants at high risk for cardiopulmonary arrest.
Parents of infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit are routinely taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as part of the preparation for transition to home. A variety of methods are used to teach CPR knowledge and skills. The purpose of this study was to compare the psychosocial consequences of three different methods of CPR training for parents of infants at high risk for cardiopulmonary arrest. ⋯ The results confirm that parents have difficulty adjusting after an infant's discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit and support the positive psychosocial effects of helping parents prepare for a home emergency by teaching CPR. The additional staff resources required to provide parents with social support along with CPR training are not justified based on the findings of the current study.