| The Cues and Care Randomized Controlled Trial of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Intervention: Effects on Maternal Psychological Distress and Mother-Infant Interaction. | |
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PMID: 21720259 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE:: This study tested the efficacy of a brief intervention (Cues program) with mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW <1500 g) infants. The primary hypothesis was that mothers in the Cues program would report lower levels of anxiety compared with mothers in the control group. Secondary hypotheses examined whether Cues mothers would report less stress, depression, and role restriction, and exhibit more sensitive interactive behavior, than control group mothers. METHODS:: A total of 121 mothers of VLBW infants were randomly assigned to either the experimental (Cues) intervention or an attention control (Care) condition. The Cues program combined training to reduce anxiety and enhance sensitivity. The control group received general information about infant care. Both programs were initiated during the neonatal intensive care unit stay. Maternal anxiety, stress, depression, and demographic variables were evaluated at baseline, prior to randomization. Postintervention outcomes were assessed during a home visit when the infant was ∼6 to 8 weeks of corrected age. RESULTS:: Although mothers in the Cues group demonstrated greater knowledge of the content of the experimental intervention than mothers in the Care group, the groups did not differ in levels of anxiety, depression, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress. They were similar in their reports of parental role restrictions and stress related to the infant's appearance and behavior. Cues and Care group mothers were equally sensitive in interaction with their infants. CONCLUSION:: Nonspecific attention was as effective as an early skills-based intervention in reducing maternal anxiety and enhancing sensitive behavior in mothers of VLBW infants. |
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Phyllis Zelkowitz; Nancy Feeley; Ian Shrier; Robyn Stremler; Ruta Westreich; David Dunkley; Russell Steele; Zeev Rosberger; Francine Lefebvre; Apostolos Papageorgiou |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-30 |
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Title: Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP Volume: - ISSN: 1536-7312 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-7-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006933 Medline TA: J Dev Behav Pediatr Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the *Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada; †McGill University, Montreal, Canada; ‡Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada; §Centre for Nursing Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada; ∥School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; ¶GRIISIQ (Quebec Interuniversity Nursing Intervention Research Group), Quebec, Canada; #Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada; **Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ††Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; ‡‡Department of Neonatology, Hôpital Ste-Justine, Montreal, Canada; §§Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada; ∥∥Department of Neonatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada. |
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