preterm infants. Other preterm infants
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: will receive routine interventions of hospital. Intervention 2: Intervention group: Parents empowerment program will be expressed for each mother about 20 minutes by dir
Control group: will receive routine interventions of hospital
Intervention group: Parents empowerment program will be expressed for each mother about 20 minutes by direct and face to face training by considering number of mothers. At the end of session, about 15
Intervention group with supervision: In addition to parents empowerment program will be followed regular by the researcher
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 2 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for mothers: ability to read, write, and speak Persian; over 18 years of age; residing in Tehran; had not had another premature infant admitted to the NICU; lack of physical and mental chronic diseases. Inclusion criteria for infants: gestational age of 28 to 37 weeks; birth weight of 1000 to 2500 grams; no chromosomal abnormalities; no severe handicapping conditions including intraventricular hemorrhage; singleton birth; apgar score at 5 minutes more than 7; no congenital abnormalities; no stage 3 and more of retinopathy of prematurity; length of hospitalization be more than one week and less than one month; informed parental consent. Exclusion criteria: infant suffering from incurable diseases during the study; parent suffering from physical and mental diseases; discharge before finishing defined protocol in NICU; lack of parental consent to continue participation at any stage and for any reason
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parentns' satisfaction. Timepoint: after intervention. Method of measurement: COPM.;Motor performance of infant. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: New Ballard and TIMP.;Parents' participation in infant caring. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The Index of Participation/Hospitalized Infant. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Narges Shafaroodi
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed