The effect of telenursing on the rate of newborn readmission

• Published in: Journal of neonatal nursing : JNN 2022-02, Vol.28 (1), p.26-30
• Main Authors: Gholami, Sara, Farahani, Azam Shirinabadi, Karahroudy, Fatemeh Alaee, Moghadam, Farzaneh, Boromandnia, Nasrin, Mojen, leila khanali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Neonatal intensive care unit; Premature infant; Readmission; Telenursing
• ISSN: 1355-1841; 1878-089X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2021.03.001

Unplanned readmission is a common and costly problem. A large percentage of premature infants need readmission during the first year of life, which indicates insufficiency in providing the necessary care. Thus, providing supportive care, such as telenursing, seems to be essential. Therefore, this study has been conducted to determine the effect of telenursing on the rate of readmissions in premature infants. This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 288 mothers with premature newborns. Mothers were randomly assigned to intervention and control group after their infants' being discharged (144 mothers in each group). In the intervention group, training was provided through telenursing every 6 days. The control group only received the ordinary care. One month after the infant's being discharged from the hospital; both groups were surveyed regarding readmission through calling them. Data analysis was performed by SPSS software version 21. 56 newborns (38.9%) in the control group and 22 (15.3%) in the intervention group had been readmitted. A significant difference was observed between the readmission rates in these two groups through Chi-square test (P