Participatory Action Research in the Field of Neonatal Intensive Care: Developing an Intervention to Meet the Fathers' Needs. A Case Study

• Published in: Journal of public health research Vol. 5; no. 3; p. 744
• Main Authors: Noergaard, Betty, Johannessen, Helle, Fenger-Gron, Jesper, Kofoed, Poul-Erik, Ammentorp, Jette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy PAGEPress Publications 21.12.2016; PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Case reports; father; Fathers; Intensive care; Mothers; participatory design; patient involvement; quality improvement; participatory design; quality improvement; father; patient involvement

In neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) health care professionals typically give most of their attention to the infants and the mothers while many fathers feel uncertain and have an unmet need for support and guidance. This paper describes and discusses participatory action research (PAR) as a meth...