Development of a Program to Promote Maternal Role Confidence and Maternal Attachment for Mothers of Premature Infants / 임상간호연구
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
;
(3): 25-33, 2019.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-750274
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was done to develop a program to promote maternal role confidence and maternal attachment for mothers of premature infants and to evaluate the effects in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).METHODS:
This program was developed through a literature review and validation of an expert group, and tested with 60 preterm infants (experimental group 30, control group 30) in a NICU in South Korea. Data were collected from December 2017 to March 2018 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, χ²-test and Fisher's exact test with the SPSS/Win statistical program.RESULTS:
Maternal role confidence for the experimental group increased significantly compared to the control group (t=3.22, p=.002). Maternal attachment in the experimental group increased significantly compared to the control group (t=2.30, p=.025).CONCLUSION:
The program developed in this study should be effective in promoting maternal role confidence and maternal attachment in mothers of premature infants.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Infant, Premature
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Intensive Care, Neonatal
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Intensive Care Units
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Korea
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Mothers
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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