Parent psychological wellbeing in a single-family room versus an open bay neonatal intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Studies of parents' psychological well-being in single-family rooms in neonatal intensive care units have shown conflicting results. AIMS:To compare emotional distress in the form of depression, anxiety, stress and attachment scores among parents of very preterm infants cared for in a single-family rooms unit vs an open bay unit. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective survey design. SUBJECT:Parents (132) of 77 infants born at 28 0/7-32 0/7 weeks of gestation in the two units. OUTCOME MEASURES:Duration of parental presence was recorded. Scores for depression (The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale), anxiety (The State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory, Short Form Y), stress (The Parent Stressor Scale: neonatal intensive care unit questionnaire and The Parenting Stress Index-short form) and attachment

SUBMITTER: Tandberg BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830777 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature