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NICU-2-HOME: supporting the transition to home from the neonatal intensive care unit using a mobile application

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Parenting a Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) premature infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and transitioning this infant home can be very stressful for parents. Few studies, however, examined the needs of parents of VLBW infants during the transition to home; moreover, even less is known about information and communication technology strategies to support parents during the transition period. To address this knowledge gap, we are conducting a study that aims to develop a mobile applicationservice to support the parents of VLBW infants by enhancing communication with the NICU staff and access to information resources. We report findings from our preliminary study using contextual inquiry and phone interviews and discuss implications for system development.

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    CHI EA '11: CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    May 2011
    2554 pages
    ISBN:9781450302685
    DOI:10.1145/1979742

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    1. VLBW infants
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    4. neonatal intensive care unit
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