| Failure of hearing screening in high-risk neonates does not increase parental anxiety. | |
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PMID: 23327442 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Objective. The aim of this study was to determine whether a failure of neonatal hearing screening affected the anxiety level of parents of high-risk infants. Methods. 288 parents of infants included in the neonatal hearing screening protocol of our Institution were tested with the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and with an open-question questionnaire investigating parents attitude to hearing problems in their child, done at the time of audiological follow-up. 105 were parents of high-risk infants who had been discharged from neonatal intensive care unit and 183 of low-risk infants discharged from well-baby nursery. Results. No differences in anxiety levels were seen between parents of high-risk infants passing and failing neonatal hearing screening using homogeneous case-control pairs. Additionally, no differences in level of anxiety were found between parents of high- and low-risk infants failing neonatal auditory screening. Conclusions. Failure of neonatal auditory screening does not affect the anxiety levels of parents of high-risk infants at post discharge from neonatal intensive care unit. This finding is a key factor to be considered when evaluating the costs and benefits of tests for universal neonatal hearing screening. |
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A Suppiej; E Cainelli; De Benedittis M; E Rizzardi; Ps Bisiacchi; M Ermani; E Orzan; V Zanardo |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-17 |
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Title: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians Volume: - ISSN: 1476-4954 ISO Abbreviation: J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101136916 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Child Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Paediatric University Hospital, Padua. |
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