Perception of Child Vulnerability Among Mothers of Former Premature Infants

Perception of Child Vulnerability Among Mothers of Former Premature Infants

Parents of premature infants often perceive their infants as medically vulnerable. High parental perception of child vulnerability (PPCV) is associated with disproportionately high health care utilization. The objectives of this study were to determine whether higher PPCV is correlated with worse de...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2004-02, Vol.113 (2), p.267-273
Hauptverfasser: Allen, Elizabeth C, Manuel, Janeen C, Legault, Claudine, Naughton, Michelle J, Pivor, Carol, O'Shea, T. Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis of Variance
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Birth Weight
Child Development
Depression
Female
General aspects
Gestational Age
Health services utilization
Health Status
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases - classification
Infant, Premature
Linear Models
Male
Maternal Behavior
Medical sciences
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Perception
Perceptions
Premature birth
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Socioeconomic Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Parents of premature infants often perceive their infants as medically vulnerable. High parental perception of child vulnerability (PPCV) is associated with disproportionately high health care utilization. The objectives of this study were to determine whether higher PPCV is correlated with worse developmental outcome in premature infants at 1-year adjusted age and to identify factors, present at neonatal discharge, that predict high PPCV. This prospective cohort study assessed mothers of 116 premature infants who were
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.113.2.267