Kardaş Özdemir Funda, Küçük Alemdar Dilek
Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Giresun University, 28340, Piraziz-Giresun, Turkey.
Community Ment Health J. 2017 May;53(4):490-495. doi: 10.1007/s10597-016-0066-7. Epub 2016 Nov 28.
It is known that fathers whose infants are hospitalized in NICUs (Neonatal Intensive Care Units) are severely stressed. This study was conducted for the purpose of determining the effect of supporting and visiting infants in NICUs on stress levels of Turkish fathers. This was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study. The population of the study consisted of 47 fathers who had their infants receiving treatment in NICU at a state hospital in the eastern Turkey and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected by using "Father-Infant Introductory Information Form" and "Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, PSS:NICU". When comparing the PSS:NICU total mean scores of the fathers before and after interventions; it was determined that their mean scores were higher before visits compared to those obtained after interventions and the difference between them was significant at advanced level. It was found that the fathers visiting and supporting their infants in NICUs had the decreased stress levels. It is a useful nursing intervention to support fathers to visit their babies in NICUs and establish environments where they could spend time with their babies.
众所周知，婴儿在新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）住院的父亲承受着巨大压力。本研究旨在确定在新生儿重症监护病房支持和探视婴儿对土耳其父亲压力水平的影响。这是一项前后测准实验研究。研究对象包括47名父亲，他们的婴儿在土耳其东部一家公立医院的新生儿重症监护病房接受治疗，且同意参与本研究。数据通过使用“父亲-婴儿介绍信息表”和“父母压力源量表：新生儿重症监护病房，PSS:NICU”收集。在比较干预前后父亲的PSS:NICU总平均分；发现他们在探视前的平均分高于干预后的平均分，且两者之间的差异在显著水平上具有统计学意义。结果发现，在新生儿重症监护病房探视和支持婴儿的父亲压力水平有所降低。支持父亲在新生儿重症监护病房探视婴儿并建立他们可以与婴儿共度时光的环境是一项有益的护理干预措施。
