Study on the Perceived Stress of Father of High-Risk Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU).
- Author:
Mi Hae SUNG
1
;
Ran Sa AHN
;
Mi Sook CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Inje University, Korea. nursmh@inje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
High-Risk infants;
Stress
- MeSH:
Birth Weight;
Education;
Fathers*;
Hospitals, University;
Humans;
Incubators;
Infant*;
Infant, Newborn;
Intensive Care, Neonatal*;
Nursing;
Parents;
Seoul;
Child Health
- From:Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2004;10(3):251-261
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the degree and sources of stress which fathers of infants in NICU experience. METHOD: Eighty-five fathers of NICU infants at 5 university hospitals in Seoul volunteered to complete the Parental Stressor Scale for NICU (PSS: NICU) from September 1, to October 15, 2002. RESULTS: Total perceived stress was 3.50+/-0.76. The highest score were in Parental Role Alteration (3.76+/-0.83) and Appearance and Behavior (3.65+/-1.04). The total perceived stress score (PSS), correlated significantly with method (t=3.50, p=.01), and route (F=5.30, p=.00) of feeding. Light & Sound correlated significantly with birth weight (F=3.39, p=.02), medical diagnosis(F=2.30, p=.03), plan of operation(t=2.50, p=.01), operation (t=3.80, p=.02), method (F=4.90, p=.003), and route (F=4.70, p=.00) of feeding. Infant Appearance and Behavior correlated significantly with birth weight (F=5.12, p=.01), plan of operation (t=2.50, p=.01), method (F=3.50, p=.01), and route (F=7.80, p=.00) of feeding. Parental Role Alteration correlated significantly with care of incubator (t=-.68, p=.03), method of feeding (F=2.80, p=.04) and education level of father (F=3.00, p=.05). CONCLUSION: Father with NICU infants were concerned mostly with parental role alteration and infant appearance. Nursing intervention should include fathers of NICU infants.
