Stress and fatigue of mothers of premature babies hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit. Psychological and behavioral factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this study, lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia) produced by Zardband Yasouj Company - Iran, which is prepared from the flowering branches of the plan
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit No history of neurological and mental illness No history of allergies and respiratory disorders No history of drug use (anti-anxiety, anti-stress and anti-depressant) willingness to participate in the study Avoid drinking caffeinated beverages one hour before the intervention (due to the close relationship between insomnia and fatigue). The age of the baby is between 30 and 37 weeks Absence of congenital malformation of the baby
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Death of a baby Creating postpartum depression The smell of lavender is unpleasant for the mother Causing allergic reactions such as headache, nausea and other allergic symptoms for the mother
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue score in Multidimensional Fatigue Measurement Questionnaire. Timepoint: (before the start of the intervention) and 14 and 28 days after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional fatigue measurement questionnaire. The Multidimensional Fatigue Measurement Questionnaire is a 20-item self-report tool that provides a deeper and more accurate understanding of a person's fatigue by evaluating 5 dimensions. The multidimensional fatigue measurement questionnaire has 5 areas: general fatigue (4 items), physical fatigue (4 items), mental fatigue (4 items), activity-related fatigue (4 items) and decreased motivation (4 items). In the fatigue questionnaire, people are measured both in the physical dimension and in the mental dimension. The answer range for each question was a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "yes, completely true" to "no, completely false".;Stress score in parental stress questionnaire in neonatal special care unit. Timepoint: (before the start of the intervention) and 14 and 28 days after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Parental stress questionnaire in neonatal special care unit. The parental stress questionnaire in the neonatal intensive care unit is a 34-item self-report tool that is used to measure parents' perception of stress in the neonatal intensive care unit. In this questionnaire, there are three subscales that include stress related to: 1- the sights and sounds of the neonatal intensive care unit environment (6 items), 2- the appearance and behavior of the baby and the special treatments performed on the baby (17 items). and 3- parents' relationship with the baby and parental roles (11 items). Answers were scored on a 5-point Likert scale with "1" being "no stress" and "5" being "extremely stressful". A higher score in this questionnaire indicates more stress experience. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAzita Ghorbani
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed