TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between stress, coping and nursing support of parents of preterm infants admitted to tertiary level neonatal intensive care units of Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional survey
T2 - A cross-sectional survey
AU - Karkada, Suja
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - When a preterm infant is hospitalized, parents experience stress. Support by neonatal nurses is essential to relieve stress. This study investigated the interrelationships among stress, coping and nursing support of parents of preterm infants and the level of stress among mothers and fathers was compared. Descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted using interview technique in tertiary level neonatal intensive care units of six hospitals of India among 62 mothers and 38 fathers of preterm infants. Beyond descriptive statistics, Pearson's product-moment correlation to find interrelationships between stress, coping and nursing support of parents and Independent sample t test to find mean difference of level of stress among parents were used. Mild negative correlation found between nursing support and stress (r = -0.199, p = 0.047) implying that nursing support reduced stress and significant difference in mean stress scores among parents indicating mothers experienced more stress when compared to fathers.
AB - When a preterm infant is hospitalized, parents experience stress. Support by neonatal nurses is essential to relieve stress. This study investigated the interrelationships among stress, coping and nursing support of parents of preterm infants and the level of stress among mothers and fathers was compared. Descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted using interview technique in tertiary level neonatal intensive care units of six hospitals of India among 62 mothers and 38 fathers of preterm infants. Beyond descriptive statistics, Pearson's product-moment correlation to find interrelationships between stress, coping and nursing support of parents and Independent sample t test to find mean difference of level of stress among parents were used. Mild negative correlation found between nursing support and stress (r = -0.199, p = 0.047) implying that nursing support reduced stress and significant difference in mean stress scores among parents indicating mothers experienced more stress when compared to fathers.
KW - Coping
KW - Nursing support
KW - Parents of preterm infants
KW - Preterm infants
KW - Stress
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M3 - Article
SN - 1355-1841
VL - 15
SP - 152
EP - 158
JO - Journal of Neonatal Nursing
JF - Journal of Neonatal Nursing
IS - 5
ER -