Stress in Parents of Newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Abstract Objective: To identify the level of stress and the most stressful situations for the parents of newborns hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Methods: A descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, performed with parents of newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. For the data collection, the Brazilian version of the Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU) was used. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. Results: The change in the role of mother/father was the subscale in which the highest level of stress was obtained (mean=3.49) and the items considered more stressful in this subscale were "Separated from my baby" (mean=4.00) and "Feeling helpless and unable to protect my baby from pain and painful procedures" (mean=3.78). Conclusion: Hospitalization of a child in a neonatal unit is a stressful experience for parents and there are situations that trigger higher levels of stress.

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Main Authors:	Kegler,Jaquiele Jaciara, Neves,Eliane Tatsch, Silva,Augusto Maciel da, Jantsch,Leonardo Bigolin, Bertoldo,Caren da Silva, Silva,Júlia Heinz da
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-81452019000100211
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