Psychological stress of parents of preterm infants enrolled in an early discharge programme from the neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective randomised trial

Background:Psychological stress of parents of preterm infants is aggravated by prolonged hospitalisation. Early discharge programmes (EDPs) have been implemented to alleviate this situation.Objective:To evaluate parental psychological stress in an EDP for the first 3 months after neonatal intensive...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2009-03, Vol.94 (2), p.F98-F104
Hauptverfasser: Sáenz, P, Cerdá, M, Díaz, J L, Yi, P, Gorba, M, Boronat, N, Barreto, P, Vento, M
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Zusammenfassung:Background:Psychological stress of parents of preterm infants is aggravated by prolonged hospitalisation. Early discharge programmes (EDPs) have been implemented to alleviate this situation.Objective:To evaluate parental psychological stress in an EDP for the first 3 months after neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge.Design/methods:Prospective randomised trial comparing parents of preterm infants assigned to EDP (n = 72) or standard discharge programme (SDP) (standard discharge) (n = 68). At discharge, parents were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD), and the Likert Scale for well-being every 10 days for 3 months. Parental narrative of Worrying and Helping issues was assessed using a semi-structured interview.Results:Length of stay was greater in the SDP group (p
ISSN:1359-2998
1468-2052
DOI:10.1136/adc.2007.135921