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Objective To explore the change trend of parenting sense of competence and rumination in mothers of premature infants and their relationship. Methods Qualified participants were selected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University between April and August 2016 by convenience sampling. Chinese version of Parenting Sense of Competence Scale and Chinese version of Nolen-Hoeksema Ruminative Responses Scale were used to collect data in 1 month,3 months,6 months and 12 months after premature leaving hospital. Results The parenting sense of competence scores were 62.20 ± 11.94, 67.32 ± 12.28, 68.13 ± 12.33 and 72.56 ± 13.39 respectively, which had significant differences(F=9.457,P<0.01).The rumination scores were 50.52±11.26,46.18±10.12,44.36±9.85 and 42.64 ± 9.13 respectively, which had significant differences (F=9.187,P<0.01). There were significant negative relationships between the parenting sense of competence and rumination,symptoms of rumination and forced thinking (r=-0.722--0.332, P<0.01). Rumination, income and marital status were the associated factors of parenting sense of competence after multiple linear regression analysis (t=-5.871, 2.782, 2.048, P<0.01 or 0.05). Conclusion Medical workers should pay attention to mobilize social support system and alleviate negative emotions of preterm mothers, teach them parenting skills and positive pressure coping style,in order to improve their parenting sense of competence.
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Objective To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Inventory of Core Competency for Neonatal Nurses,and identified its applicability. Methods A total of 147 neonatal nurses from January 2017 to March 2017 were recruited using convenience sampling method.The Inventory of Core Competency for Neonatal Nurses was used to investigate. Results The difficulty scores of the items were 0.618-0.756 and their discrimination correlation coefficients were 0.314-0.712, all P < 0.01. The content validity index of the inventory was 0.936.Six factors were extracted after exploratory factor analysis,and their cumulative contribution was 68.7%.The results of confirmatory factor analysis were as follows:x2/df was 3.957, standardized residual root mean square was 0.043, root mean square error approximation was 0.047, incremental fitness index was 0.965,comparative fitness index was 0.971.The total scale Cronbach alpha was 0.874,and the retest reliability was 0.912. Conclusions The validity and reliability of the Inventory of Core Competency for Neonatal Nurses support the use of it in neonatal nurses.