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Perception of Stress and Styles of Coping with It in Parents Giving Kangaroo Mother Care to Their Children during Hospitalization in NICU

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  • Barbara Zych

    (Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland)

  • Witold Błaż

    (Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland
    Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St Jadwiga Provincial Clinical Hospital No. 2 in Rzeszow, 35-301 Rzeszow, Poland)

  • Ewa Dmoch-Gajzlerska

    (Department of Didactics of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Kanadys

    (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland)

  • Anna Lewandowska

    (Institute of Healthcare, State School of Technology and Economics, Jaroslaw, 37-500 Jaroslaw, Poland)

  • Małgorzata Nagórska

    (Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland)

Abstract

The experience of hospitalization of a newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) may become distressing both for the baby and parent. The study aimed to assess the degree of parental stress and coping strategies in parents giving KMC to their babies hospitalized in NICU compared to the control group parents not giving KMC. The prospective observational study enrolled a cohort of 337 parents of premature babies hospitalized in NICU in 2016 in Eastern Poland. The Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations were used. The level of stress in parents giving KMC was defined as low or moderate. Analysis confirmed its greater presence in the group of parents initiating KMC late (2–3 weeks) compared to those starting this initiative in week 1 of a child’s life. An additional predictor of a higher level of stress in parents initiating KMC “late” was the hospital environment of a premature baby. Task oriented coping was the most common coping strategy in the study group. KMC and direct skin-to-skin contact of the parent with the baby was associated with a higher level of parental stress only initially and decreased with time and KMC frequency.

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  • Barbara Zych & Witold Błaż & Ewa Dmoch-Gajzlerska & Katarzyna Kanadys & Anna Lewandowska & Małgorzata Nagórska, 2021. "Perception of Stress and Styles of Coping with It in Parents Giving Kangaroo Mother Care to Their Children during Hospitalization in NICU," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:23:p:12694-:d:693215
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    1. Pei‐Fan Mu & Mei‐Yin Lee & Yong‐Chuan Chen & Hui‐Chuan Yang & Shu‐Hua Yang, 2020. "Experiences of parents providing kangaroo care to a premature infant: A qualitative systematic review," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(2), pages 149-161, June.
    2. Renske Schappin & Lex Wijnroks & Monica M A T Uniken Venema & Marian J Jongmans, 2013. "Rethinking Stress in Parents of Preterm Infants: A Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(2), pages 1-19, February.
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