The Effect of Integrated Discharge Planning Program on Caregivers of Premature Infants
Keywords:
Premature infants, Discharge planning, CaregiversAbstract
This quasi-experimental research with a one-group pretest–posttest design aimed to examine the effect of an integrated discharge planning program on caregivers of premature infants after discharge from a tertiary hospital in Suphanburi Province. The sample consisted of 55 caregivers of premature infants recruited through purposive sampling based on inclusion criteria. Participants received the program for four weeks. Research instruments included: 1) a general information record form, 2) a caregiver knowledge test on caring for premature infants, and 3) a caregiver behavior observation form. Content validity indexes were 0.84, 0.87, and 0.92, respectively. Reliability of the knowledge test and the behavior observation form showed Cronbach’s alpha = 0.80. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-test.
The findings revealed that the mean scores of caregiver knowledge and care behaviors after participation in the integrated discharge planning program were significantly higher than before participation (p < .05).
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