The effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Background & Aim: Mothers with premature babies are more likely to experience anxiety than mothers with full-term babies. The separation of the mother from the baby disrupts physical contact with the baby, which is the most important component affecting attachment. The aim of this study was to d...
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| description | Background & Aim: Mothers with premature babies are more likely to experience anxiety than mothers with full-term babies. The separation of the mother from the baby disrupts physical contact with the baby, which is the most important component affecting attachment. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Methods & Materials: This study is a randomized clinical trial conducted in Kermanshah in 2020. A total of 72 mothers with premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Imam Reza and Mohammad Kermanshahi hospitals were randomly assigned into two groups of control and intervention. The Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory and Postpartum Attachment Scale were used to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 16 using statistical tests (ANOVA and Chi-Square).
Results: There was no significant difference in the state anxiety levels before (p =0.791) and after the intervention (p =0.373) between the control and intervention groups. Likewise, no statistically significant difference was observed in the latent anxiety levels before (p =0.831) and after the intervention (p =0.093) between the two groups but comparing the amount of changes showed a significant difference (p =0.025). Regarding attachment, none of the attachment subscales had a statistically significant difference between the two groups before the intervention (p>0.05). After the intervention, a significant difference was observed in the scores of the subscales “lack of hostility" and "satisfaction with the interaction" (p<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, the group positive thinking training is recommended to the nurses and managers of neonatal intensive care units as a complementary program, along with the routine care for mothers of premature infants.
Clinical trial registry: IRCT20210108049965N1 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9349b5f06347473d833489752194c7422023-04-24T08:26:01ZfasTehran University of Medical Sciencesحیات1735-22152008-188X2022-12-01284363375The effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care UnitVenus Boochani0Batool Pouraboli1Marzieh Hasanpour2Hadi Ranjbar3 Dept. of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Dept. of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Dept. of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background & Aim: Mothers with premature babies are more likely to experience anxiety than mothers with full-term babies. The separation of the mother from the baby disrupts physical contact with the baby, which is the most important component affecting attachment. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Methods & Materials: This study is a randomized clinical trial conducted in Kermanshah in 2020. A total of 72 mothers with premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Imam Reza and Mohammad Kermanshahi hospitals were randomly assigned into two groups of control and intervention. The Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory and Postpartum Attachment Scale were used to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 16 using statistical tests (ANOVA and Chi-Square). Results: There was no significant difference in the state anxiety levels before (p =0.791) and after the intervention (p =0.373) between the control and intervention groups. Likewise, no statistically significant difference was observed in the latent anxiety levels before (p =0.831) and after the intervention (p =0.093) between the two groups but comparing the amount of changes showed a significant difference (p =0.025). Regarding attachment, none of the attachment subscales had a statistically significant difference between the two groups before the intervention (p>0.05). After the intervention, a significant difference was observed in the scores of the subscales “lack of hostility" and "satisfaction with the interaction" (p<0.05). Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, the group positive thinking training is recommended to the nurses and managers of neonatal intensive care units as a complementary program, along with the routine care for mothers of premature infants. Clinical trial registry: IRCT20210108049965N1http://hayat.tums.ac.ir/article-1-4710-en.htmlpositive thinkingpremature infantanxietymothersneonatal intensive care units |
| spellingShingle | Venus Boochani Batool Pouraboli Marzieh Hasanpour Hadi Ranjbar The effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit حیات positive thinking premature infant anxiety mothers neonatal intensive care units |
| title | The effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full | The effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| title_fullStr | The effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| title_short | The effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| title_sort | effect of a group positive thinking program on anxiety and attachment in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit |
| topic | positive thinking premature infant anxiety mothers neonatal intensive care units |
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