Department of Neonatology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Indian Pediatr. 2023 Apr 15;60(4):317-319. doi: 10.1007/s13312-023-2866-1.
This prospective cohort study was conducted at our tertiary care center from October, 2021 to April, 2022 to compare the parents' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay and at 3 months follow-up. Pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL) family impact module questionnaires were used in 46 mothers and 39 fathers during NICU stay, and 42 mothers and 38 fathers at 3-month follow-up. Greater proportions of mothers were severely affected and had higher stress levels as compared to fathers both during NICU stay (67.3% vs 48.7%) and at 3 months follow-up (62.7% vs 52.6%). Among the mothers, there was a significant improvement in individual and family functioning median (IQR) HRQL scores at 3-month follow-up [62 (48-83) vs 71(63-79)]. However, the pro-portion of mothers severely affected remained the same at NICU stay and 3-month follow-up (67.3% vs 62.7%).
本前瞻性队列研究于 2021 年 10 月至 2022 年 4 月在我们的三级护理中心进行，旨在比较新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）住院期间和 3 个月随访时父母的健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）评分。在 NICU 住院期间和 3 个月随访时，使用儿科生活质量量表（PedsQL）家庭影响模块问卷对 46 名母亲和 39 名父亲进行了调查。与父亲相比，母亲在 NICU 住院期间（67.3%比 48.7%）和 3 个月随访时（62.7%比 52.6%）受到严重影响和压力水平更高的比例更大。在母亲中，3 个月随访时个人和家庭功能中位（IQR）HRQL 评分显著改善[62（48-83）比 71（63-79）]。然而，NICU 住院期间和 3 个月随访时严重受影响的母亲比例仍保持不变（67.3%比 62.7%）。
