Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (가정간호학회지)
- Volume 17 Issue 1
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- Pages.12-20
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- 2010
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- 1738-7590(pISSN)
A Comparison of Parent Stress Sick Newborn in NICU
신생아 중환자실에 입원한 중증 신생아의 부모 스트레스의 비교
- Oh, Kum-Suk (Incheon St.Mary's Hospital) ;
- Lim, Ji-Young (Department of Nursing, Inha University) ;
- Cho, In-Sook (Department of Nursing, Inha University) ;
- Ham, Ok-Kyung (Department of Nursing, Inha University)
- Received : 2010.03.30
- Accepted : 2010.06.08
- Published : 2010.06.30
Abstract
Purpose: The study examined differences in stress between the parents of sick newborns. Methods: Participants were the mothers (n=57) and fathers (n=57) of newborns in NICU of six university hospitals. An established stress measurement tool (Miles and Carter, 1993) was used. Results: Fathers and mothers displayed the highest stress scores (4.44 and 4.67, respectively) when the baby looked in pain. Maternal overall stress scores were significantly higher than paternal scores. Conclusions: Mothers and fathers experience differing levels of stress concerning their newborn. Further studies are needed to develop customized stress management intervention programs for parents of newborns in the NICU.