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KMID : 0922320100170010012
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2010 Volume.17 No. 1 p.12 ~ p.20
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A Comparison of Parent Stress Sick Newborn in NICU
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Oh Kum-Suk
Ham Ok-Kyung
Lim Ji-Young
Cho In-Sook
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Neonate, Neonatal intensive care units, Psychological stress
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