Epidemiology and Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in Parents of Hospitalized Neonates

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01310634

Enrollment

600

Registered

2011-03-08

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2014-10-28

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Conditions

Depression

Keywords

Neonates, Parenting, Anxiety, Depression

Brief summary

The overall goal of this project is to elucidate the epidemiology of anxiety and depression in parents of hospitalized neonates and test a comprehensive intervention program to prevent anxiety and depression in parents in this setting.

Detailed description

Parents of hospitalized neonates experience high stress levels and feelings of helplessness in the neonatal ward and often concern for the health and well being of their fragile infant. Parental stress associated with admission to the neonatal ward of infants has been extensively studied in developed countries for many years, but rarely have epidemiological and intervention studies been reported in Chinese parents of hospitalized neonates. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the epidemiology of anxiety and depression in parents of hospitalized neonates and test a comprehensive intervention program to prevent anxiety and depression in parents in a Chinese hospital.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALComprehensive intervention

Parents of hospitalized neonates received comprehensive intervention program,including parent educational-behavioral intervention program, effective doctor/nurse parent communication,regularly visit the neonatal ward and care the hospitalized neonates under the guidance of a doctor.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Speaks and reads Chinese * No severe handicapping conditions or mental diseases * Informed consent, no medical dispute * Infants born within 28 days to be cared in the neonatal ward for at least 24 hours

Exclusion criteria

* Significant mental health history * Newborns died within a week after hospitalization

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Parental anxiety symptoms	3 weeks	Parents of Hospitalized Neonates were asked to complete the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) at 3 weeks after enrolment.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026