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Table 3 Characteristics of the interventions

From: Effectiveness of early intervention programs for parents of preterm infants: a meta-review of systematic reviews

Name of the intervention programme

Reviews reporting the intervention

Intervention components

Intervention focus

Mode of delivery

Place of delivery

Frequency/Duration

Additional details of the intervention

Total number

Details provided

Parent education

Parent support

Infant support/therapy

Mother/Parent

Child

Individual

Group

Hospital

Community/ Home

APIP

N = 4

N = 2

N = 2

N = 1

–

√

–

√

–

–

√

Weekly session for 2 years

Initiated from discharge

CAMS

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

√

√

NR

NR

NR

NR

Not Reported (NR)

Information was reported only on the intervention component

CBIP

N = 1

N = 1

 

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

√

–

5 inpatient sessions

–

COPE

N = 4

N = 3

N = 3

–

–

√

–

√

–

√

√

1–8 sessions before discharge (BD) and 1 week session after discharge (AD)

–

CP

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

√

–

√

–

√

√

5 sessions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit,1 home visit

Home visit within 4 weeks AD

DIG

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

–

√

–

–

√

–

√

Once a day for period of 1 week

Initiated immediately AD

EG

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

–

√

–

–

√

–

√

Once a day for period of 1 week

Initiated immediately AD

EI

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

–

√

–

√

–

√

√

1NICU session, 1 home visit session

Home visit is done within first 60 weeks of adjusted infant age

GP

N = 2

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

√

–

–

√

√

√

6 session

–

HBIP

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

–

√

8 neonatal clinic visits

Neonatal visit is initiated AD from hospital

H-HOPE

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

√

√

√

–

√

–

4 sessions at NICU

Sessions within 1 month adjusted infant age

IBAIP

N = 3

N = 3

N = 2

–

N = 3

√

√

√

–

 

√

6 to 8 home visits

Within 6 months AD

IC

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

–

√

8 sessions AD

Within 12-15 weeks

IDP

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

√

–

3-4weekly session in the hospital

Initiated AD

IFBI

N = 1

N = 1

 

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

–

√

3–17 sessions

Within 8 weeks AD

IHDP

N = 5

N = 5

N = 1

N = 2

N = 5

√

√

√

–

√

√

Weekly home visits for a year, then 1 visit/2 weeks for next 2 years

Sessions from discharge to 3 years of infant age

JIMHP

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

–

√

–

√

–

–

√

5 sessions AD

Sessions at 1,3,5 and 12 months

KC

N = 8

N = 6

–

N = 5

N = 3

√

√

√

–

√

√

Up to 10 sessions AD

Frequency of hospital sessions not reported

KS

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

–

√

–

NR

NR

–

√

4 times per day for 1 month

Start from term

MITP

N = 7

N = 5

N = 1

N = 3

–

√

–

√

–

√

√

1 session BD and 4 sessions AD

AD sessions within first 3 months

M-MITP

N = 3

N = 3

N = 3

N = 3

–

√

–

√

–

√

√

1 session BD and 4 sessions AD

AD sessions within first 3 months

NBAS

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

–

√

–

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

–

NCATS

N = 4

N = 1

N = 1

–

–

√

–

√

–

NR

NR

NR

–

NIDCAP

N = 2

N = 1

–

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

√

–

NR

–

NSTEP-P

N = 2

N = 2

N = 2

N = 2

–

√

–

√

–

–

√

9 home visits

Within 5 months AD

PBIP

N = 4

N = 2

N = 1

–

–

√

–

√

–

√

√

Weekly session BD and 6 sessions AD

Session before discharge starts at birth

PPI

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

√

–

√

√

√

√

5 sessions BD and 1 session AD

Sessions at home within 1-12 weeks AD

PI

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

–

√

–

NR

NR

–

√

Once a month session for 12 months

Home or out-patient department

SG

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

√

–

–

√

–

√

Weekly sessions for 0-3 months, 2 sessions per month 3–9 months 1session per month 9-12 months

Start from term

SII

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

√

–

3 sessions BD

Last session on discharge day

SM

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

√

√

1 session BD or AD

–

SPEEDI

N = 1

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

√

√

√

–

–

√

20 min sessions 5 times/week

Each family received at least 10 visits

TH

N = 1

N = 1

–

N = 1

N = 1

√

√

√

–

√

√

1 h blanket holding daily

Frequency not specified

VIBeS Plus

N = 2

N = 2

N = 2

N = 2

–

√

–

√

–

–

√

9 sessions in 12 months

Initiated from discharge

  1. Key: AD After discharge, BD Before discharge, NR Not Reported. Interventions: APIP Avon Premature Infant Project, CBIP Clinic-Based Intervention programme, COPE Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment, CP Cues programme, CAMS Curriculum and Monitoring System, DIG Demonstration and interaction Group, EI Early intervention, EG Education group, GP Guided participation, HBIP Home Based intervention programme, H-HOPE Hospital to Home, IDP Individualised developmental plan, IFBI Individualized family-based intervention, IBAIP Infant Behavioural Assessment and Intervention Program, IHDP Infant Health and Development Program, IC Interaction Coaching, JIMHP Japanese Infant Mental Health Programme, KC Kangaroo Care, KS Kinesthetic stimulation, M-MITP Modified Mother Infant transaction programme, MITP Mother–Infant Transaction Program, NBAS Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale, NIDCAP Newborn Individualised Developmental & Assessment Programme, NCATS Nursing Child Assessment Teaching scale, NSTEP-P Nursing Systems Towards Effective Parenting-Preterm, PBIP Parent-Baby Interaction Programme, PPI Preventative Psychotherapy Intervention, PI Physiotherapy Intervention, SII Standardised Individualised Intervention, SM State Modulation, SG Support Group, SPEEDI Supporting Play Exploration and Early Development Intervention, TH Traditional Holding, VIBeS Plus Victorian Infant Brain Studies