The Effectiveness of Participatory Care Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on State Anxiety of Mothers of Preterm Newborns
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) induces high level of anxiety for parents, especially primipara mothers. So strategies are necessary to reduce parent anxiety. Intervention that suggested in this situation is presence and participation of parents in the care of infant. T...
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| description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) induces high level of anxiety for parents, especially primipara mothers. So strategies are necessary to reduce parent anxiety. Intervention that suggested in this situation is presence and participation of parents in the care of infant. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of participatory care program on maternal state anxiety that have preterm newborns hospitalized in NICU.METHODS: The design of this study was a randomized clinical trial. The study participants included 100 mothers with preterm newborns (30-37 weeks) hospitalized in NICU of Akbarabadi hospital in 2010. Samples divided by consecutive sampling method and randomized to two experiment and control groups (n=50 in each group). The interventional program was conducted for experiment group in the form of an individualized educational session and presence and active participation of mothers in their newborn’ care in NICU. The state anxiety scale score was classified based on Spielberger, average to above, high anxiety, average to low and low anxiety. The data were collected at the pre-test (24 hours after admission of the infants) and post-test (discharge phase) and then compared.FINDINGS: At pretest, the findings showed no significant difference regarding state anxiety between two groups (control= 63.8±8.1 and experiment= 65.08±8.48) (p=0.84), whereas at posttest, significant reduction in maternal state anxiety was seen in the experiment group (29.96±6.31) compared to the control group (52.80±10.37) (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The results confirm the participation of mothers in the care of preterm infants is effective intervention in the reduction of maternal anxiety, so employing this strategy by the authorities seems necessary by providing the appropriate substrates in the clinical environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ae277a608d8401ea4d3b9e87be6f1792022-12-21T20:11:59ZengBabol University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul1561-41072251-71702012-05-011435965The Effectiveness of Participatory Care Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on State Anxiety of Mothers of Preterm NewbornsF Bastani0T Ali Abadi1H Haghani2 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) induces high level of anxiety for parents, especially primipara mothers. So strategies are necessary to reduce parent anxiety. Intervention that suggested in this situation is presence and participation of parents in the care of infant. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of participatory care program on maternal state anxiety that have preterm newborns hospitalized in NICU.METHODS: The design of this study was a randomized clinical trial. The study participants included 100 mothers with preterm newborns (30-37 weeks) hospitalized in NICU of Akbarabadi hospital in 2010. Samples divided by consecutive sampling method and randomized to two experiment and control groups (n=50 in each group). The interventional program was conducted for experiment group in the form of an individualized educational session and presence and active participation of mothers in their newborn’ care in NICU. The state anxiety scale score was classified based on Spielberger, average to above, high anxiety, average to low and low anxiety. The data were collected at the pre-test (24 hours after admission of the infants) and post-test (discharge phase) and then compared.FINDINGS: At pretest, the findings showed no significant difference regarding state anxiety between two groups (control= 63.8±8.1 and experiment= 65.08±8.48) (p=0.84), whereas at posttest, significant reduction in maternal state anxiety was seen in the experiment group (29.96±6.31) compared to the control group (52.80±10.37) (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The results confirm the participation of mothers in the care of preterm infants is effective intervention in the reduction of maternal anxiety, so employing this strategy by the authorities seems necessary by providing the appropriate substrates in the clinical environment.http://jbums.org/article-1-4091-en.htmlparticipationneonatal intensive care unitstate anxietypreterm newborns |
| spellingShingle | F Bastani T Ali Abadi H Haghani The Effectiveness of Participatory Care Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on State Anxiety of Mothers of Preterm Newborns Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul participation neonatal intensive care unit state anxiety preterm newborns |
| title | The Effectiveness of Participatory Care Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on State Anxiety of Mothers of Preterm Newborns |
| title_full | The Effectiveness of Participatory Care Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on State Anxiety of Mothers of Preterm Newborns |
| title_fullStr | The Effectiveness of Participatory Care Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on State Anxiety of Mothers of Preterm Newborns |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effectiveness of Participatory Care Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on State Anxiety of Mothers of Preterm Newborns |
| title_short | The Effectiveness of Participatory Care Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on State Anxiety of Mothers of Preterm Newborns |
| title_sort | effectiveness of participatory care program in neonatal intensive care unit on state anxiety of mothers of preterm newborns |
| topic | participation neonatal intensive care unit state anxiety preterm newborns |
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