| Discharge of Infants from NICU to Latino Families with Limited English Proficiency. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20490681 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Assess the needs of Latino families with limited English proficiency (LEP) whose infant is discharged from the NICU. Parent interviews at discharge and 1 month later. Thirty-six mothers were interviewed. Thirty nine percentage had <8th grade education; half earned <$10,000 annually. Twenty-eight percentage had no primary support person inside the US. Only half felt very prepared for their infants' discharge. Many expressed general worry about their infant's medical condition (53%) and development (81%), but few (15%) could identify specific risk factors. One-third of families sought emergency medical care for their infant within 1 month of discharge. Less than half were aware of early intervention programs. Safe infant discharge from the NICU must address families' needs. Latino parents with LEP have deficits in knowledge about their infant's medical condition and available resources that place these vulnerable infants at further risk. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Franscesca Miquel-Verges; Pamela K Donohue; Renee D Boss |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health Volume: 13 ISSN: 1557-1920 ISO Abbreviation: J Immigr Minor Health Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-03-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 101256527 Medline TA: J Immigr Minor Health Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 309-14 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way Slot 512-5, Little Rock, AR, 72202, USA, fmiquelverges@uams.edu. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Applicability of the REALM health literacy test to an English second-language South African populati...
Next Document: Prevalence and associated factors for Chlamydia trachomatis infection among undocumented immigrants ...