protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06316193, orgStudyIdInfo id: DiaPaNeo, briefTitle: The Use of the Diary in Neonatal Pathology: a Mixed-method Study for Collecting and Analyzing the Experience of Parents and Health Care Personnel., acronym: DiaPaNeo, statusModule overallStatus: NOT_YET_RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-04-15, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2025-04-15, completionDateStruct date: 2025-10-15, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-18, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-03-18, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: The study is mixed-methods (qualitative + quantitative observational cross-sectional) and the aims are to explore the use of diaries by parents of newborns admitted to Neonatal Pathology and to describe some variables related to their experience during their children's hospitalization, such as: stress level, postpartum depression and perceived support. The diary that will be analyzed is already part of current clinical practice. Study population:* Parents of premature infants with gestational age less than or equal to 35 weeks and infants with birth weight less than or equal to 2kg admitted to Neonatal Pathology of San Raffaele Hospital.* Health workers of the O.U. of Neonatal Pathology., conditionsModule conditions: Experience, Life, conditions: Stress, conditions: Depression, Postpartum, conditions: Support, Family, designModule studyType: OBSERVATIONAL, designInfo observationalModel: OTHER, timePerspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL, enrollmentInfo count: 15, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Diary, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: The objective of the qualitative phase is to provide a description of the experience of the parents of infants admitted to Neonatal Pathology and the healthcare personnel who participated in the compilation of the diary., secondaryOutcomes measure: The quantitative phase includes as data collection tools a set of instruments validated in the Italian context and selected in relation to the variables to be measured. The instruments will be administered by one of the appropriately trained nurses., secondaryOutcomes measure: The quantitative phase includes as data collection tools a set of instruments validated in the Italian context and selected in relation to the variables to be measured. Stressor Scale (PSS)., secondaryOutcomes measure: The quantitative phase includes as data collection tools a set of instruments validated in the Italian context and selected in relation to the variables to be measured. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)., secondaryOutcomes measure: The quantitative phase includes as data collection tools a set of instruments validated in the Italian context and selected in relation to the variables to be measured. The Nurse Parental Support Tool (NPST)., eligibilityModule sex: ALL, stdAges: CHILD, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, city: Milano, state: MI, zip: 20132, country: Italy, contacts name: Roberta Ranzani, role: CONTACT, phone: +393408896175, email: ranzani.roberta@hsr.it, contacts name: Alessia De simone, role: CONTACT, phone: +393311637516, email: desimone.alessia@hsr.it, geoPoint lat: 45.46427, lon: 9.18951, hasResults: False