Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Sleep Disturbance among Jordanian Mothers and Fathers of Infants Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Preliminary Study.

Autor: Al Maghaireh DF; Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia. Electronic address: Abed.Elkader@jfda.jo., Abdullah KL; Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia. Electronic address: katlim@um.edu.my., Chong MC; Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia. Electronic address: mcchong@um.edu.my., Chua YP; Institute of Educational Leadership & Unit for the Enhancement of Academic Performance, University of Malaya, Malaysia. Electronic address: chuayp@um.edu.my., Al Kawafha MM; Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, Irbid National University, Jordan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric nursing [J Pediatr Nurs] 2017 Sep - Oct; Vol. 36, pp. 132-140. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2017.06.007
Abstrakt: Purpose: To investigate the stressors and stress levels among Jordanian parents of infants in the NICU and their relationship to three factors: anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance.
Design and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two hospitals in Jordan among 310 parents of infants in the NICU by using PSS: NICU and PROMIS.
Results: Both parents experienced high levels of stress, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance. There was a significant difference in stress level between mothers and fathers [t (308)=3.471, p=0.001], with the mothers experiencing higher stress than the fathers [mean: mothers=108.58; fathers=101.68]. The highest and lowest sources of stress were infant behavior and appearance (M=4.09) and sights and sounds in the NICU (M=3.54), respectively. The correlation between stress levels with anxiety (r=0.79) and depression (r=0.75) was strong and positive while sleep disturbance was significant and moderate (r=0.43).
Conclusions: The mothers experienced higher levels of stress compared to fathers, with positive correlations between stress and anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance.
Practical Implications: The findings of this study create nursing awareness of parent stress and its impact, which will help them to improve nursing care for parents.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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