Copyright (c) 2013 Northeastern University All rights reserved. http://iris.lib.neu.edu/acnp_theses Recent documents in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Master's Theses en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:55:15 PDT 3600 http://iris.lib.neu.edu/acnp_theses/1 http://iris.lib.neu.edu/acnp_theses/1 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:49:33 PST The purpose of this study was to discover parents' opinions regarding research and research with their NICU child, and also to ask them to forecast possible facilitators and barriers to longitudinal outcome research (LOR) participation. Parent opinions from this study can be used to aid future study designs, so that the research team and the participants and their families may mutually benefit, by using parent opinions in study designs, the chances LOR success will be enhanced. Through analysis of parents' interviews, several major themes emerged. Parents cited logistical, emotional and life conflicts as both barriers and facilitators to LOR participation.... ]]> Caitlin E. Mann Neonatology Longitudinal method