Effects of Maternal Empowerment Program on Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Parenting Confidence in Mothers of Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Child Health Nursing Research
; : 252-261, 2018.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-713903
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an empowerment program on maternal stress, anxiety, depression and parenting confidence.METHODS:
A total of 44 mothers of preterm infants were assigned into an experimental or a control group (n=22 each). The experimental group received the usual nursing care and 7 sessions of an empowerment program. The control group only received the usual care. The program was implemented from June to December, 2016 in the neonatal intensive care unit of K university-affiliated hospital in Daegu, Korea. The outcome variables measured were parental stress (PSS NICU), anxiety (STAI), depression (CES-D) and parenting confidence. Data were analyzed using t-test or repeated measures ANOVA.RESULTS:
Scores for both parental stress (t=3.07 p=.004) and depression (F=3.76, p=.26) were significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group. However, there were no significant differences in anxiety between the groups (F=0.79, p=.505). Parenting confidence scores (F=9.05, p=.001) were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group.CONCLUSION:
A maternal empowerment program can be an effective means of reducing parental stress and depression as well as enhancing parenting confidence, for mothers of preterm infants.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.1 Reduce Maternal Mortality
Health problem:
Maternal Care
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Parents
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Stress, Psychological
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Infant, Premature
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Power, Psychological
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Intensive Care, Neonatal
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Parenting
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Depression
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Intensive Care Units
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Korea
Limits:
Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Child Health Nursing Research
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article