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Effects of Maternal Empowerment Program on Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Parenting Confidence in Mothers of Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

신생아집중치료실 입원 미숙아 어머니를 위한 임파워먼트 프로그램이 스트레스, 불안, 우울 및 양육자신감에 미치는 효과

  • Received : 2018.04.07
  • Accepted : 2018.04.16
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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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.

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