R E S E A R C H
NICU DESIGN & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT (cont.) METHODOLOGY
EMERGING THEMES (PILOT STUDY)
QUALITATIVE, GROUND-UP THEORY BUILDING APPROACH
BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCING ‘RECEIVING CARE’
Case Study Research Design:
Visibility between SFR and staff workstations supporting parents’ sense of security
Case representative of the SFR design model, with various family support rooms, and offering various family engagement actions and interactions.
Data Anlysis:
SFR seating and storage supporting social support interactions Type of window views in the SFR supporting parents’ mental health Type of artwork in the SFR supporting parents’ sense of ownership towards infant
PILOT STUDY
BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCING ‘RECEIVING AND PROVIDING INFORMATION’
Data Collection:
Physical assessment (checklist, floor plans, photos), in-depth observations (participant and non-participant), interviews with parents and staff, survey with parents.
Conference Room
Grounded theory approach, pattern matching, cross-case synthesis
Neighborhood 3
Staff Workstation
Room shape and layout supporting parent-staff visibility and communication Room size and layout supporting teaching BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCING ‘PROVIDING CARE’
Neighborhood 2
Staff Workstation
Neighborhood 1
Physical proximity between SFR and amenities supporting parent-infant interactions Isolet position supporting infant care (parent-infant and parent-staff)
DATA COLLECTION [in progress] CASE 1: NICU at New Hanover Medical Center [completed] Single Family Room
CASE 2: NICU at Beacon Children’s Hospital
Open bay NICU
Level III NICU Area: 40,000 sf
(25 beds)
Shared Family Rooms
Staff workstations
(16 beds, 8 rooms)
DISSEMINATION:
Single Family Rooms
(37 beds)
Family support rooms (family lounge, education room, waiting
[in progress]
Family Lounge
1 conference workshop session (EDRA48, 2017) 1 conference presentation (EDRA49, 2018) 1 conference presentatiion / poster (Planetree 2018) HERMINIA MACHRY . PORTFOLIO
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