A Quantitative Use of the NIDCAP® Tool

Jana L. Pressler and Joseph T. Hepworth
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Jana L. Pressler: The Pennsylvania State University
Joseph T. Hepworth: Vanderbilt University

Clinical Nursing Research, 2002, vol. 11, issue 1, 89-102

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how the check sheet of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program ® (NIDCAP ® ) can be quantified and used in research. Using the quantified NIDCAP ® measures, the hypothesis that Caucasian male infants are less behaviorally competent while in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was explored. Participants included 42 very preterm NICU infants. Eighty-five NIDCAP ® behaviors were quantified into scores ranging from 0 to 1, indicating the percentage of time each behavior was observed. Multivariate analyses were used in grouping the 85 NIDCAP ® behaviors into three subsystems of functioning. The hypothesis that Caucasian male infants were less competent was not supported; neither were gender differences found. Contrary to this hypothesis, African American infants were identified as more vulnerable on several behaviors. NIDCAP ® assessments were easily quantified. Once the entire NIDCAP ® exam has been quantified, practice applications may involve automated development of individualized care plans.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1177/105477380201100107

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