Yurdakul Ziya, Akman Ipek, Kuşçu M Kemal, Karabekiroglu Aytul, Yaylalı Gulsum, Demir Figen, Ozek Eren
Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology, Marmara Medical School, Marmara University Hospital, Tophanelioğlu Cad. No:13/18, 34034 Istanbul, Turkey.
Int J Pediatr. 2009;2009:591359. doi: 10.1155/2009/591359. Epub 2009 Jul 27.
Background. Mothers of infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are believed to have heightened distress. The purpose of this paper was to determine depression and anxiety symptoms and attachment style in NICU mothers. Methods. The NICU group consisted of mothers whose infants were admitted to the NICU and the control group consisted of mothers of healthy term infants. The psychosocial assessments were done at the first month. Results. The mean Edinburgh Postpartum Depression (EPDS) score of NICU mothers was significantly higher than that of the control group mothers (9.6 +/- 5.6 versus 7.3 +/- 4.9, P = .005). NICU mothers who had high EPDS (>/=13) scores had significantly higher anxiety scores and insecure attachment style in comparison to the subgroup of NICU mothers who had low EPDS scores. Conclusion. Mothers of NICU babies had higher EPDS scores. Mothers who had higher EPDS scores had higher anxiety scores as well. These NICU mothers should receive appropriate counseling during the hospitalization of their babies.
背景。入住新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）的婴儿的母亲被认为有更高的痛苦程度。本文的目的是确定NICU母亲的抑郁和焦虑症状以及依恋风格。方法。NICU组由其婴儿入住NICU的母亲组成，对照组由足月健康婴儿的母亲组成。在第一个月进行心理社会评估。结果。NICU母亲的爱丁堡产后抑郁量表（EPDS）平均得分显著高于对照组母亲（9.6±5.6对7.3±4.9，P = .005）。与EPDS得分低的NICU母亲亚组相比，EPDS得分高（≥13）的NICU母亲有显著更高的焦虑得分和不安全依恋风格。结论。NICU婴儿的母亲有更高的EPDS得分。EPDS得分高的母亲也有更高的焦虑得分。这些NICU母亲在其婴儿住院期间应接受适当的咨询。
