NICU-related stress for parents Pregnancy and Childbirth NICU-related stress for parents
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention and Control Group Activities
1. As part of usual care, parents in both the intervention and control groups received a detailed booklet with generic information about NICU care (Parent In
Sponsors
University College London (UCL) Institute of Child Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All parents of infants admitted to the NICUs who were over 16 years of age 2. All parents who could read and speak English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Parents with documented psychological or psychiatric conditions 2. Parents of those infants expected to be transferred to another hospital within 10 days of admission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parent Stressor Scale: NICU (PSS:NICU) (Miles, 1998)- A measure of NICU-related stress, 47-item self-report scale. 1.1. Scores range 1-5, for each item 0 = not applicable higher mean score indicate higher overall stress 1.2. Subscale scores in 4 dimensions: Infant appearance Parental role alteration NICU environment Staff communication | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parent Attitudes about Infant Nociception (PAIN) (Franck, 2004)-A measure of parental views about infant pain and its treatment, 38-item self-report scale. Consists of scale, forced choice and free-text response items to describe parents: perceptions and concerns about infant pain and pain treatment; actual and desired level of involvement in infant pain assessment and comfort; satisfaction with staff management of infant comfort. 2. Self-Efficacy in Infant Care (SICS) (Froman, 1989)-A measure of perceived confidence and competency in infant caregiving, 40-item self-report scale (rated 0-10). Total scores range from 0-100; higher scores indicate increased parental confidence in their knowledge and skills with infant care activities in the domains of: development, diet, health and safety. 3. What Being a Parent of a New Baby is Like ? Revised (WBPBL-R) (Pridham, 1989)- A measure of perceptions of parental role attainment and caregiving performance, 25-item self-report scale. Scores range from 1-9 for each item; higher mean scores indicate more positive perceptions of themselves as parents and of the parenting experience, with subscale scores in 3 dimensions: evaluation (how well parent is meeting own expectations of parenting), centrality (how much the infant?s care and health on the parent?s mind) and life change (impact of infant on parent?s life). 4. Frequency of pain assessment documentation by nurses- Chart audit of the nursing notes. Coded as 0=no notation of pain assessments performed, 1=intermittent pain assessment documentation (by notation or pain scale), 2 = frequent pain documentation (3 or more days). | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed