Effects of Maternal Empowerment Program on Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Parenting Confidence in Mothers of Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
10.4094/chnr.2018.24.2.252
- Author:
Yeonghee SHIN
1
;
Jung Hee LIM
;
Gaeun KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea. yshin@kmu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Anxiety;
Intensive care units;
Mothers;
Preterm infant;
Emotional stress
- MeSH:
Anxiety*;
Daegu;
Depression*;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature*;
Intensive Care Units;
Intensive Care, Neonatal*;
Korea;
Mothers*;
Nursing Care;
Parenting*;
Parents*;
Power (Psychology)*;
Stress, Psychological
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2018;24(2):252-261
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
