Estimation of stress amongst the parents of neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit

Rathoria, Richa; Sisodia, Pragati; Khan, Haseeb A.; Shukla, NirpalKaur; Rathoria, Ekansh; Bansal, Utkarsh; Shukla, Ram Chandra

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“…Literature regarding the qualitative exploration of parental experiences is available from high 20,23,26,31 and middle-and low-income countries (LMICs). 16,28 While some quantitative and qualitative findings are available from India 17,[32][33][34] and Nepal, 19,27,35 information is inadequate to cover the various aspects of the phenomenon, especially within specific settings. Therefore, recognizing the imperative for further exploration of the phenomenon, particularly involving both parents in the Nepalese context, this study was undertaken to explore the stress and coping strategies among parents during the admission of their PTIs to NCUs.…”

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Stress and Coping among Parents of Preterm Infants Admitted to Neonatal Care |Units of Central Hospitals of Nepal

Shrestha,

Pandey Bista,

Subedi

2024

Europasian J Med Sci.

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Background: Hospitalization in neonatal care units (NCUs) is distressing to parents. Stress and inadequate coping with the situation hinder parents' emotional health and parenting roles. The dearth of information is available about it in Nepali context. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the stress and coping strategies of parents of PTIs in NCUs. Methods: The descriptive phenomenological study was conducted in NCUs of three public tertiary hospitals in Kathmandu Nepal. In-person in-depth interviews were conducted among the purposively selected 15 parents of preterm and low birth weight infants admitted to NCUs. The obtained data were analyzed using the content analysis method. Findings: Two themes emerged namely psychological distress and insecurity and coping with the support system. Their distress was related to the condition and progress of their PTIs, infant-parent separation, altered parenting roles, and the burden of longer hospitalization. Family, friends, other parents, and staff of NCUs were their support sources. They coped with the situation with religious faith, patience, sharing with peer parents, being close with the PTIs, and involving in PTI care. Conclusion: Admission of PTIs to NCUs is distressing to parents. In addition, to support from family and friends, parents valued NCU staffs' support for coping and expected more support. Opportunities for infant-parent attachment, care involvement and peer-to-peer support are their effective coping measures. Improving parental support provision in NCUs considering the stressors and effective coping measures would be praiseworthy to enhance the psychological well-being of the parents

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Stress and Coping among Parents of Preterm Infants Admitted to Neonatal Care |Units of Central Hospitals of Nepal

Shrestha,

Pandey Bista,

Subedi

2024

Europasian J Med Sci.

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The predictive roles of parental stress and intolerance of uncertainty on psychological well-being of parents with a newborn in neonatal intensive care unit: a hierarchical linear regression analysis

Rambod,

Pasyar,

Mazarei

et al. 2023

BMC Pediatr

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Background Hospitalization of newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) exposes parents to considerable stress. This study aimed to determine the predictive role of parental stress and intolerance of uncertainty on the psychological well-being of parents with a newborn in NICU using hierarchical linear regression analysis. Methods This cross-sectional study included 130 parents of newborns hospitalized in the NICU. Data were collected using Parental Stress Scale, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, and Psychological Wellbeing Scale. The data were analyzed in SPSS v.26 using hierarchical linear regression analysis. Results The mean scores of the parents’ psychological well-being, parental stress, and intolerance of uncertainty were 79.08 (SD = 11.70), 63.06 (SD = 26.71), and 75.38 (SD = 19.40), respectively. The result of the hierarchical linear regression analysis revealed that, in step 1, academic education had a significant proportion of the variance of parents’ psychological well-being (β = 0.26, P = 0.005). In step 2, it was shown that academic education (β=-0.25, P = 0.006) and parental stress (β=-0.25, P = 0.006) had a significant proportion of the variance of parents’ psychological well-being. According to step 2, education levels, parental stress, and intolerance of uncertainty explained 22% of the changes in parents’ psychological well-being. Conclusion There was a significant association between the parents’ psychological well-being and education levels, intolerance of uncertainty, and parental stress. Academic education and parental stress were the predictors of parents’ psychological well-being. Based on these findings, early detection of parents’ education and stress are important for their psychological well-being.

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Estimation of stress amongst the parents of neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit

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Stress and Coping among Parents of Preterm Infants Admitted to Neonatal Care |Units of Central Hospitals of Nepal

Stress and Coping among Parents of Preterm Infants Admitted to Neonatal Care |Units of Central Hospitals of Nepal

The predictive roles of parental stress and intolerance of uncertainty on psychological well-being of parents with a newborn in neonatal intensive care unit: a hierarchical linear regression analysis

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