Abstract

VIERA, Claudia Silveira et al. Educative activity and maternal stress of premature infant: controlled trial. Arq. bras. psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.71, n.1, pp. 19-35. ISSN 1809-5267.  http://dx.doi.org/10.36482/1809-5267.ARBP2019v71i1p.19-35.

Mothers of preterm infants suffer stressful events during the hospitalization, making them vulnerable for not developing healthy parental competence. This study aimed to compare the stress level of mothers of preterm infants at hospital admission and after discharge, correlating them with the levels detected in the analysis of maternal knowledge about premature infants' care. This was a randomized clinical trial. Mothers of premature infants hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit were divided in Intervention Group-IG (educative activities) and Control Group-CG (routine). Stress levels were measured by Parental Stress Scale:NICU (hospitalization) and Parental Stress Index (after hospital discharge). The stress levels of mothers that participated in IG decreased 2.68 times compared to CG after discharge; however, there was no statistical significance in the knowledge between the groups. Preventing stress after discharge in mothers of preterm infant requires empowering them to take care of their children

Keywords : Stress; Mothers; Premature Infants; Randomized Clinical Trial.

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