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PMID: 23180413 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the stress levels among mothers of babies admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and to identify demographic parameters that influence their stress levels. METHODS: Stress levels were assessed using Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU) questionnaire among 100 NICU mothers by doctors between 6 and 8 d of admission. Maternal stress was quantified using Likert scale as low (1-2.9), medium (3-3.9) and high (4-5). The data was analyzed using SPSS Ver.16. RESULTS: The mean scores for the subscales sights and sounds, looks and behaviour and alteration in the parental role were 2.55, 4.1 and 4.12 respectively. Increased maternal age, prematurity of baby, longer NICU stay and inability to directly breastfeed the baby were associated with higher stress levels. CONCLUSIONS: NICU mothers are under significant stress and appropriate counseling targeted towards specific stressors is required. |
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Nitish Chourasia; Pushkala Surianarayanan; B Adhisivam; B Vishnu Bhat |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-22 |
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Title: Indian journal of pediatrics Volume: - ISSN: 0973-7693 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Pediatr Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417442 Medline TA: Indian J Pediatr Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Neonatal Division, Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605 006, India. |
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