Joshi Aayushi, Agarwal Bindu, Saini Vasu, Javvaji Chaitanya Kumar
Pediatrics, Graphic Era Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, IND.
Pediatrics, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Aug 3;16(8):e66100. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66100. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Background A newborn's admission into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is one unexpected event capable of causing much stress and anxiety among parents. The current study aims to evaluate and compare parental stress and anxiety levels between mothers and fathers. Methodology This cross-sectional study was conducted in the NICU of a tertiary care center, in Uttarakhand where a total of 306 mothers and fathers were enrolled. Data was compiled using a questionnaire consisting of demographic details of parents and infants' clinical profiles, Parental Stressor Scale (PSS) NICU, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scales were used to evaluate stress and anxiety, respectively. Results Mothers mean stress levels were greater and statistically significant. The most affected subscale in both parents was the change in parental role (M: 4.4/F: 3.3; p < 0.001). Parents with high trait anxiety also had high state anxiety (M: 51.3/F: 45.5; p < 0.001). Mothers were found to have higher trait and state anxiety than fathers. Conclusion Parents of newborns admitted in the NICU experience significant stress and anxiety. Mothers had higher levels of stress and anxiety; similar findings have been recorded previously in Indian and western literature.
新生儿入住新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）是一件意想不到的事情，会给父母带来很大的压力和焦虑。本研究旨在评估和比较父母之间的压力和焦虑水平。方法：本横断面研究在北阿坎德邦一家三级护理中心的新生儿重症监护病房进行，共纳入306名母亲和父亲。使用一份包含父母人口统计学细节和婴儿临床资料的问卷收集数据，分别采用父母压力源量表（PSS）NICU和状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI）评估压力和焦虑。结果：母亲的平均压力水平更高且具有统计学意义。父母双方受影响最大的分量表是父母角色的变化（母亲：4.4/父亲：3.3；p<0.001）。特质焦虑高的父母状态焦虑也高（母亲：51.3/父亲：45.5；p<0.001）。发现母亲的特质焦虑和状态焦虑高于父亲。结论：入住新生儿重症监护病房的新生儿父母经历了显著的压力和焦虑。母亲的压力和焦虑水平更高；此前印度和西方文献也有类似的发现。
