Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Çankırı Karatekin University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Turkey.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2022 Dec;41:295-299. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2022.08.008. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
This study had two objectives: (1) to investigate the psychosocial difficulties experienced by parents of babies treated in a neonatal intensive care unit during the coronavirus pandemic and (2) to determine parent-infant attachment.
This study adopted phenomenology, a qualitative research design in order to answer the research questions design. The sample consisted of 20 parents of babies treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a City Hospital in Turkey between July and August 2021. Participation was voluntary. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire and a semi-structured qualitative interview form. Each participant was interviewed face to face. Each interview was recorded and transcribed. The data were analyzed using content analysis.
Participants had a mean age of 32.2 ± 3.61 years and at least secondary school degrees. Babies were admitted to the NICU for congenital anomalies (n = 3) or preterm birth (n = 7). Participants experienced anxiety, worry, and loneliness and produced less milk because they could not see and touch their babies. Their greatest source of support was their spouses.
Parents of babies treated in the NICU during the COVID-19 pandemic experience anxiety, sadness, unhappiness, and loneliness. The preventive measures against the pandemic affect parents psychosocially. Healthcare professionals should plan and implement care practices and establish effective communication with parents to identify their physiological, psychological, and social needs and help them produce breastmilk and bond with their babies.
本研究有两个目的：（1）调查在冠状病毒大流行期间在新生儿重症监护病房接受治疗的婴儿的父母所经历的心理社会困难；（2）确定父母-婴儿依恋关系。
本研究采用了现象学，一种定性研究设计，以回答研究问题设计。样本由 20 名 2021 年 7 月至 8 月期间在土耳其一家市立医院新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）接受治疗的婴儿的父母组成。参与是自愿的。使用社会人口统计学特征问卷和半结构化定性访谈表收集数据。对每位参与者进行面对面访谈。每次访谈都进行录音和转录。使用内容分析法分析数据。
参与者的平均年龄为 32.2±3.61 岁，至少具有中学学历。婴儿因先天畸形（n=3）或早产（n=7）而被送入 NICU。参与者经历了焦虑、担忧和孤独感，并且由于无法看到和触摸他们的婴儿，导致产奶量减少。他们最大的支持来源是他们的配偶。
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，在 NICU 接受治疗的婴儿的父母会经历焦虑、悲伤、不快乐和孤独感。大流行的预防措施会对父母的心理社会产生影响。医疗保健专业人员应计划和实施护理实践，并与父母建立有效的沟通，以确定他们的生理、心理和社会需求，并帮助他们产奶和与婴儿建立联系。
