TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of the Baby Bridge Program Reduces Timing Between NICU Discharge and Therapy Activation
AU - Pineda, Roberta
AU - Heiny, Elizabeth
AU - Roussin, Jessica
AU - Nellis, Patricia
AU - Bogan, Katherine
AU - Smith, Joan
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This program was funded through Washington University School of Medicine’s Program in Occupational Therapy. Health care services by registered and licensed health care providers were billed to private and public insurance to support the infrastructure of the program. This publication was supported by grant funding through the Washington University Dissemination and Implementation Science Pilot grant program.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 SAGE Publications.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - The Baby Bridge program was developed to ensure timely and continuous therapy services following neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge. A systematic process for development of the Baby Bridge program included a review of the evidence, integration of theory, and input from NICU health care professionals, early intervention leadership, and parents of preterm infants. Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, we aimed to (a) assess organizational readiness for the new programming; (b) determine adoptability, acceptability, and fidelity following implementation; and (c) evaluate the program. Following the development of Baby Bridge programming, readiness for implementation was observed at the study site. Baby Bridge programming was adopted by the team, acceptable to health care staff and parents, achieved the key features defined, and resulted in more infants born ≤30 weeks receiving early therapy services (n = 58/60, 97% compared with n = 44/57, 77%; p <.0001) an average of 85 days earlier, p <.0001, β = −84.7 (–70.2 to −99.2), than historical controls.
AB - The Baby Bridge program was developed to ensure timely and continuous therapy services following neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge. A systematic process for development of the Baby Bridge program included a review of the evidence, integration of theory, and input from NICU health care professionals, early intervention leadership, and parents of preterm infants. Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, we aimed to (a) assess organizational readiness for the new programming; (b) determine adoptability, acceptability, and fidelity following implementation; and (c) evaluate the program. Following the development of Baby Bridge programming, readiness for implementation was observed at the study site. Baby Bridge programming was adopted by the team, acceptable to health care staff and parents, achieved the key features defined, and resulted in more infants born ≤30 weeks receiving early therapy services (n = 58/60, 97% compared with n = 44/57, 77%; p <.0001) an average of 85 days earlier, p <.0001, β = −84.7 (–70.2 to −99.2), than historical controls.
KW - NICU
KW - Part C services
KW - disabilities and developmental delays
KW - family collaboration and support
KW - home visiting
KW - neonates
KW - preterm
KW - transition
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U2 - 10.1177/1053815119900241
DO - 10.1177/1053815119900241
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078111555
VL - 42
SP - 275
EP - 296
JO - Journal of Early Intervention
JF - Journal of Early Intervention
SN - 1053-8151
IS - 3
ER -