Parents' Experiences of Neonatal Phototherapy Treatment

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  An exploration of parents' experiences when their newborn undergoes phototherapy treatment on a postnatal ward

• IRAS ID

  159941

• Contact name

  James Harris

• Contact email

  james.m.harris@kcl.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  King's College London

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 5 months, 9 days

• Research summary

  The objective of this exploratory, semi-structured interview based qualitative study is to understand the experience from the parents' perspective when their newborn undergoes phototherapy treatment for neonatal jaundice on a postnatal ward. An insight into their experiences should facilitate effective and supportive communication between parents and health professionals.

• REC name

  Wales REC 6

• REC reference

  15/WA/0115

• Date of REC Opinion

  7 Apr 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion