Current status of the mother＇s stress in kangaroo mother care
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.17.005
- VernacularTitle:袋鼠式护理母亲压力的现况调查
- Author:
Lijin ZHAO
1
;
Yi DUAN
;
Minhui ZHAO
;
Ying ZHANG
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学护理学院 200025
- Keywords:
Mothers;
Stress;
Infants,premature;
Kangaroo mother care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(17):2128-2132
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective? To understand the psychological stress and main influencing factors of the stress after implementing kangaroo mother care (KMC), and to explore the changes of the mothers＇ stress under different frequencies of KMC. Methods? Totally 586 participants including 105 mothers having KMC were selected from the newborn infant intensive care unit in a Class Ⅲ Grade A maternal and infant health care hospital admitted during the period of October, 2016 to December, 2017. According to the frequency of KMC, the participants were divided into two groups: group 1(1-3 times) and group 2 (≥ 4 times). Parent Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Uni(t PSS:NICU) was used to evaluate the parents＇ stress, and the results of the two groups were compared. Results? In the first three times of KMC,the preterm mothers had high levels of stress. Since the fourth time, the stress gradually declined. The score of the overall stress degree was (1.90±0.73), and the high scores went to "sudden alarm of the monitor machines" (1.90±1.00), "feeling helpless about being unable to get the infants out of pain" (2.11±1.13), "seeing the infants' apnoea" (2.11±1.54). There were statistical significance in "auditing factors" "parents＇ role adaptability" and "infants＇ behavior and state" between the two groups (P＜0.05). Conclusions? Preterm infants＇ mothers have moderate amount of stress. The main causes of the stress include the change of the infants＇ vital signs, the use of breathing machine, the feeling of helplessness from being unable to get the babies out of pain and separation with the babies. After several times of KMC, the mothers gradually adapt to the new roles and their stress drops dramatically.
