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- Title
Effects of the Parental Sensitivity Intervention Among Mothers and Fathers of Preterm Infants: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
- Authors
Phianching, Kulwara; Chaimongkol, Nujjaree; Pongjaturawit, Yunee
- Abstract
Infants who are born prematurely or of a gestational age less than 37 weeks with birth weight less than 2500 grams usually require long hospitalizations in order to receive highly specialized care, resulting in separation from their parents. This separation may have negative consequences on the development of a healthy attachment between parents and their babies. In addition, due to the fragility of preterm infants, parents often lack confidence to care for them. This study aimed to examine the effects of a parental sensitivity intervention on attachment and confidence/self-efficacy among mothers and fathers of preterm infants. A convenience sampling was used to recruit 34 triads of mothers, fathers and preterm infants with 17 triads in each group. The Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire and the Maternal Confidence Questionnaire were used to measure attachment and self-efficacy at three points in time (Baseline, Day 3 and Day 7). The experimental group received four sessions of 1) teaching infant states and cues, 2) observing the mothers' state-modulation and cue-reading skills, 3) checking the mothers' state-modulation and cue-reading skills, and 4) providing parental support, and routine care while the control group received only the routine care at the hospital. Repeated measure ANOVAs were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that father-infant attachment and self-efficacy were significantly higher in the intervention group compared to the control group at post-intervention of Day 3 and Day 7. However, mother-infant attachment and self-efficacy were not significantly different between the experiment and the control group. These findings suggest the benefit of a parental sensitivity intervention, especially for fathers of preterm infants. Nurses should utilize this intervention to educate the parents of preterm infants, focusing on both mother and father, before the baby is discharged from hospital.
- Subjects
THAILAND; EDUCATION of parents; CONFIDENCE; ANALYSIS of variance; SOCIAL support; PSYCHOLOGY of mothers; RESEARCH methodology; ONE-way analysis of variance; ATTACHMENT behavior; SELF-efficacy; PRE-tests &; post-tests; T-test (Statistics); QUESTIONNAIRES; REPEATED measures design; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; PSYCHOLOGY of fathers; PARENTAL sensitivity; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; VIDEO recording
- Publication
Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research, 2020, Vol 24, Issue 2, p246
- ISSN
1906-8107
- Publication type
Article