Prospective Randomized Observational Pilot Trial Evaluating the Effect of Information of Early Childhood Intervention on Stress Levels of Parents of Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants at the NICU
It is not known to what extent early information on early childhood intervention (ECI) by ECI professionals reduces or increases stress levels of parents having an extremely preterm infant at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Using an observational pilot study, we gave information on ECI in a...
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doaj-35d00a48b6314cfda7482443dc26c9a32021-09-07T04:40:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652021-09-01910.3389/fpubh.2021.684369684369Prospective Randomized Observational Pilot Trial Evaluating the Effect of Information of Early Childhood Intervention on Stress Levels of Parents of Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants at the NICUBernhard Resch0Bernhard Resch1Bernhard Resch2Judith Fröhlich3Katharina Murg4Elisabeth Pichler-Stachl5Claudia Hofbauer-Krug6Ronald Kurz7Research Unit for Neonatal Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaUniversity Course for Interdisciplinary Early Intervention and Family Support, Postgraduate School, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaUniversity Course for Interdisciplinary Early Intervention and Family Support, Postgraduate School, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaUniversity Course for Interdisciplinary Early Intervention and Family Support, Postgraduate School, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaIt is not known to what extent early information on early childhood intervention (ECI) by ECI professionals reduces or increases stress levels of parents having an extremely preterm infant at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Using an observational pilot study, we gave information on ECI in a randomized matter to parents of an extremely low gestational age newborn (ELGAN) at the chronological age of 3–4 weeks (cases) or not (controls). After informed consent, parents judged the infants at the age of 5–7 weeks with the Parental Stressor Scales: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PSS: NICU test has three subscales = “Sights and Sounds” (five items), “Parental Role Alteration” (14 items), and “Look and Behave” (seven items)]. Total scales score and subscales scores were comparable between 13 cases and 13 controls over a study period of 1.5 years. Total scores were 9.32 ± 0.72 in the cases compared to 10.02 ± 0.76 in the controls, (95% CI −6.93 to 4.93). Overall, the cases scored lower in most of the items. Early information on ECI at the NICU was provided to parents with an ELGAN did not result in higher stress levels measured with the PSS: NICU. Whether early information on ECI is a strategy, which might be able to reduce parental stress levels, has to be proven in larger studies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.684369/fullneonatal intensive care unitextremely low gestational age neonatesstress levelearly childhood interventionparental stress scale |
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Bernhard Resch Bernhard Resch Bernhard Resch Judith Fröhlich Katharina Murg Elisabeth Pichler-Stachl Claudia Hofbauer-Krug Ronald Kurz Prospective Randomized Observational Pilot Trial Evaluating the Effect of Information of Early Childhood Intervention on Stress Levels of Parents of Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants at the NICU Frontiers in Public Health neonatal intensive care unit extremely low gestational age neonates stress level early childhood intervention parental stress scale |
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Prospective Randomized Observational Pilot Trial Evaluating the Effect of Information of Early Childhood Intervention on Stress Levels of Parents of Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants at the NICU |
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Prospective Randomized Observational Pilot Trial Evaluating the Effect of Information of Early Childhood Intervention on Stress Levels of Parents of Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants at the NICU |
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Prospective Randomized Observational Pilot Trial Evaluating the Effect of Information of Early Childhood Intervention on Stress Levels of Parents of Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants at the NICU |
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Prospective Randomized Observational Pilot Trial Evaluating the Effect of Information of Early Childhood Intervention on Stress Levels of Parents of Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants at the NICU |
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Prospective Randomized Observational Pilot Trial Evaluating the Effect of Information of Early Childhood Intervention on Stress Levels of Parents of Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants at the NICU |
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prospective randomized observational pilot trial evaluating the effect of information of early childhood intervention on stress levels of parents of extremely low gestational age infants at the nicu |
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It is not known to what extent early information on early childhood intervention (ECI) by ECI professionals reduces or increases stress levels of parents having an extremely preterm infant at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Using an observational pilot study, we gave information on ECI in a randomized matter to parents of an extremely low gestational age newborn (ELGAN) at the chronological age of 3–4 weeks (cases) or not (controls). After informed consent, parents judged the infants at the age of 5–7 weeks with the Parental Stressor Scales: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PSS: NICU test has three subscales = “Sights and Sounds” (five items), “Parental Role Alteration” (14 items), and “Look and Behave” (seven items)]. Total scales score and subscales scores were comparable between 13 cases and 13 controls over a study period of 1.5 years. Total scores were 9.32 ± 0.72 in the cases compared to 10.02 ± 0.76 in the controls, (95% CI −6.93 to 4.93). Overall, the cases scored lower in most of the items. Early information on ECI at the NICU was provided to parents with an ELGAN did not result in higher stress levels measured with the PSS: NICU. Whether early information on ECI is a strategy, which might be able to reduce parental stress levels, has to be proven in larger studies. |
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neonatal intensive care unit extremely low gestational age neonates stress level early childhood intervention parental stress scale |
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