NICU2HOME+: Supporting Illinois Families
The purpose of this project is to provide a stepwise, methodical approach to developing and testing the ability of NICU2HOME+ to support diverse Illinois families of premature infants during and after their NICU stays in an effort to address health equity, improve parenting, and reduce costs. There are 3 objectives of the study: 1) Identify and assess the requirements for expansion of NICU2HOME+, a suite of mobile patient education and engagement applications with EMR integration that is culturally appropriate and customized to the needs of a diverse population of patients and families to 3 additional level III Illinois NICUS; 2) develop and deploy NICU2HOME+ to these 3 additional NICUs; and 3)determine if it is effective in: a) addressing health equity issues, b) improving parenting self-efficacy and satisfaction, and c) improving NICU outcomes such as a reduced length of stay and lower readmission rates that result in lower healthcare costs. All research recruitment and participation will take place in the following spaces: Northwestern Medicine's Central Dupage Hospital (25 N.Winfield Rd., Winfield, IL)- NICU, Postpartum, and Research Offices Northwest Community Hospital (800 W. Central Rd., Arlington Heights, IL)- NICU,Postpartum, and Research Offices Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL)- NICU, Postpartum, and Research Offices
Start: August 2020