National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Am J Perinatol. 2021 Sep;38(11):1201-1208. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1731649. Epub 2021 Jul 5.
Limited data are available regarding family and financial well-being among parents whose infants were hospitalized during the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The study objective was to evaluate the family and financial well-being of parents whose infants were hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) during COVID-19.
Parents were recruited for this online, cross-sectional survey via support groups on social media. Data collection was completed between May 18, 2020 and July 31, 2020. The final sample consisted of 178 parents, who had an infant hospitalized in an NICU between February 1, 2020 and July 31, 2020. The primary outcomes were impact on family life and financial stability, as measured by the Impact on Family scale, an instrument that evaluates changes to family life as a result of infant or childhood illness.
Of the 178 parent respondents, 173 (97%) were mothers, 107 (59.4%) were non-Hispanic White, and 127 (69.5%) of the infants were born prematurely. Parents reported significant family impact and greater financial difficulty. Extremely premature infants, lower household income, parent mental health, and lower parental confidence were predictive of greater impacts on family life.
Parents reported significant family and financial impacts during their infant's hospitalization amid COVID-19. Further studies are needed to guide clinical practice and inform family-supportive resources that can mitigate consequences to family well-being.
· Impact of infant hospitalization in the context of COVID-19 is largely unknown.. · In a cohort of NICU parents during COVID-19, they reported changes to family life and finances.. · Greater impacts were reported by parents with lower income, confidence, and very premature infants..
关于在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间其婴儿住院的父母的家庭和经济福利，相关数据有限。本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 期间其婴儿住院于新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）的父母的家庭和经济福利。
本研究通过社交媒体上的支持小组招募了这项在线横断面调查的父母。数据收集于 2020 年 5 月 18 日至 2020 年 7 月 31 日之间完成。最终样本由 178 名父母组成，这些父母的婴儿于 2020 年 2 月 1 日至 2020 年 7 月 31 日期间住院于 NICU。主要结局是家庭生活和财务稳定性的影响，由评估因婴儿或儿童疾病而导致家庭生活变化的影响家庭量表（Impact on Family scale）来衡量。
在 178 名家长应答者中，有 173 名（97%）为母亲，107 名（59.4%）为非西班牙裔白人，127 名（69.5%）的婴儿早产。父母报告家庭影响显著且经济困难更大。极早产儿、较低家庭收入、父母心理健康状况和较低父母信心与家庭生活的更大影响相关。
父母在 COVID-19 期间其婴儿住院期间报告了重大的家庭和经济影响。需要进一步的研究来指导临床实践，并提供减轻家庭福祉影响的家庭支持资源信息。
· COVID-19 背景下婴儿住院的影响在很大程度上未知。· 在 COVID-19 期间的 NICU 父母队列中，他们报告了家庭生活和财务状况的变化。· 报告的影响更大的是收入、信心和极早产儿较低的父母。
