This study aims to develop a tool for hospitals to self-assess the implementation of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH), standards defining best-practice procedures for neonatal care. The tool shall support healthcare professionals across Europe to measure the level of implementation of the ESCNH, to identify variations in care delivery, and ultimately to improve neonatal care. To achieve this, healthcare professionals from all relevant backgrounds and parent representatives will be invited to take part in an electronic Delphi consensus approach. A subsequent pilot-testing among at least 10 hospitals across Europe will refine the developed tool, indicate potential errors, ensure user-friendliness, and improve the applicability.
parent representatives or representatives of caregivers of infants who received special/intensive care,
healthcare professionals in the field of neonatology, midwifery, neonatal nursing care, obstetrics, psychology, health sociology, physical therapy, or
hospital management.
provide insufficient proficiency of English for the eDelphi questionnaires or the languages of the self-assessment tool in the pilot testing, or
have a professional background that is not related to the ESCNH / individuals that are not parent representatives or representatives of caregiver of infants who received special/intensive care.
primarily work in the industry.
The PEG consists of 8 renowned experts of multidisciplinary professions: neonatologists, a (neonatal) nurses, an obstetrician, a parent representative, a public health expert, and a statistician and is completed by members of the EFCNI study team. The eDelphi panels will consist of experts from various European countries from the following fields: neonatology, midwifery, (neonatal) care, obstetrics, parent representing institutions, psychology, and physiotherapy. Participants for the pilot-testing will be healthcare professionals with varying professional backgrounds in pilot hospitals across Europe.
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Online self-assessment tool (including statements and questions)
Within a two-round eDelphi survey, the eDelphi panel will critically appraise the first template of the self-assessment tool. If required (indicated by ≥ 80% of participants) additional items will be added or unnecessary items will be removed. Remaining discrepancies will be discussed in a final consensus workshop and the questionnaire will be adapted based on consensus gathered within the workshop. The resulting questionnaire will be the first version of the self-assessment tool, which will be evaluated during and adapted after a pilot-testing phase.
Response rates
Number of participants completing the first and second eDelphi round, number of hospitals joining the pilot-testing phase
Demographics and characteristics
A summary of demographic information and the participants characteristics will be presented
User-friendliness score of the self-assessment tool
Time taken to fill in, illustration on screen, understandability
Applicability score of the formulation of the questions
Evaluation data on formulation of the questions and understandability
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