Open AccessThe Anxiety Levels of the Parents of Premature Infants and Related Factors
Author(s) -
Raziye Çelen,
Fatma Taş Arslan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric research :/the journal of pediatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-2478
pISSN - 2147-9445
DOI - 10.4274/jpr.65882
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology
Aim: The aim was to determine the anxiety levels of parents with premature infants and related factors.\udMaterials and Methods: This comparative descriptive study was conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit of four hospitals located in Konya, Turkey between March and April 2012 with the parents (n=194; 97 mothers, 97 fathers) of premature infants who were 32-37 weeks gestational. Data were collected using Parents and Infant Information Form prepared by the researchers, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Scale.\udResults: The mean state anxiety scores of the mothers and fathers were similar (p>0.05). The mothers had higher mean trait anxiety scores compared to the fathers and this difference was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05).\udConclusion: It was observed that parents with premature infants experienced mild anxiety