Abstract

CUNHA, Angélica Maria Teodoro et al. Adherence of mothers of premature babies with clinical indicators of emotional health to psychoeducational groups. Vínculo [online]. 2022, vol.19, n.2, pp.210-221.  Epub Sep 23, 2024. ISSN 1806-2490.  https://doi.org/10.32467/issn.1982-1492v19n2a6.

Several factors can interfere in maternal emotional health and, among them, the premature birth of the baby. This study aimed: a) to describe and compare the emotional health of mothers of premature babies who joined or not to psychoeducational groups, with clinical indicators of anxiety, stress and postpartum depression and, b) identify which sociodemographic variables influenced the emotional health of participants in each of the groups. The sample consisted of 42 mothers who presented clinical indicators of emotional health, which was assessed through inventories of stress, anxiety and depression. They composed two groups: 22 mothers who participated in the groups and 20 who did not. No significant differences were observed between sociodemographic variables or between emotional health indicators between the two groups. However, it is important to identify the clinical emotional indicators of mothers of premature babies and offer interventions to minimize them, as preventive measures for mental health in the female population and, consequently, in children.

Keywords : Maternal Emotional Health; psychoeducation; accession; prematurity.

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