Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing (중환자간호학회지)

Korean Society of Critical Care Nursing (한국중환자간호학회)
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The Effect of Fathers' Kangaroo Care Experience of Preterm Babies on Paternal Attachment

미숙아 아버지의 캥거루 케어 경험이 부성 애착에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Eun Sook (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Cho, Yong Ae (Redcross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
  • 김은숙 (삼서서울병원 신생아중환자실) ;
  • 조용애 (중앙대학교 적십자간호대학)
  • Received : 2017.03.09
  • Accepted : 2017.05.25
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was intended to standardize the Kangaroo care protocol for fathers, and to determine the effect of fathers' Kangaroo care experience on paternal attachment. Methods: The data was collected from February to April, 2013. The study subjects were 34 fathers (17 experimental group subjects, 17 control group subjects) of premature babies, bornatatertiaryhospitalinSeoul, who agreed to participate . The standardized Kangaroo care protocol, which consisted of at least three 60-minutes sessions during the hospitalization period in a neonatal intensive care unit, was carried out with the experimental group. The data was analyzed by a $x^2$-test and Mann-Whitney U test. Results: The results were as follows: 1) There were no between-group differences in the general characteristics of babies and their fathers. 2) The Kangaroo care fathers showed higher scores of paternal attachment than the control group (Z=-3.657, p=0.008). Conclusion: Fathers who attended the Kangaroo care sessions showed stronger paternal attachment than those who did not. Therefore, use of a Kangaroo care program for fathers of premature babies at neonatal intensive care units is recommended.

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