Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated Factors

Introduction: Parental participation in the care of and support to premature infants is the main factor in accelerating health improvement and growth of infants in the neonatal unit. Many factors are associated with this participation, whose investigation provides appropriate contexts for parental p...

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Main Authors: Sharare Zabihi Afroozi, Seyedeh Noshaz Mirhaghjou, Sedigheh Pakseresht, Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leili, Zahiruddin Quazi Syed
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Published: Guilan University of Medical Sciences 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
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author Sharare Zabihi Afroozi
Seyedeh Noshaz Mirhaghjou
Sedigheh Pakseresht
Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leili
Zahiruddin Quazi Syed
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description Introduction: Parental participation in the care of and support to premature infants is the main factor in accelerating health improvement and growth of infants in the neonatal unit. Many factors are associated with this participation, whose investigation provides appropriate contexts for parental participation. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the participation of mothers in the care of premature infants and factors associated with it. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive–analytical study in which 170 mothers with premature infants, admitted to the neonatal ward of the hospitals chosen by the Guilan University of Medical Sciences, were examined using available sampling method. The information collection tool was a questionnaire of two parts: the questionnaire of the participation of parents with hospitalized infants and the researcher-made questionnaire of the factors associated with mothers participation in the care of premature infants. After sampling, the data were statistically analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (t–independent, ANOVA, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient, and regression models). Results: The results suggest that the participation rate of mothers in infant care is 79.03%, and the birth weight (ß = -0.001, P = 0.017), gender (ß = 0.830, P = 0.024), to become familiar with the physical environment by the nurse (ß = 1.506, P = 0.001), to become familiar with the equipment used for infants in the department by the nurse (ß = 1.152, P = 0.009), explanation by a nurse for the measurements done for the infant and the reasons (ß = 0.818, P = 0.023), and blood sampling or venipuncture or pricking the infant (ß = 0.185, P = 0.041), were considered among the predictors of mothers participation. Conclusion: Due to the identification of factors associated with the participation of mothers in the care of premature infants, it is recommended that the managers and nurses use the results to improve and strengthen the participation of mothers in the care of hospitalized infants.
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spelling doaj-art-9e038180c7ab45e3bbbdd82b0ff8ee1b2025-08-20T02:38:56ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122588-37202017-06-0127293102Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated FactorsSharare Zabihi Afroozi0Seyedeh Noshaz Mirhaghjou1Sedigheh Pakseresht2Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leili3Zahiruddin Quazi Syed4 Department of (Pediatrics), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Social Determinants of Nursing Health Research Center (SDHRC), Department of Midwifery, Instructor, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), Department of Midwifery, Associate Professor, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), Bio-Statistics, Associate Professor, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Community Health, Obstetric Department, Associate Professor, PhD, Women Health Promotion, Maharashtra, India Introduction: Parental participation in the care of and support to premature infants is the main factor in accelerating health improvement and growth of infants in the neonatal unit. Many factors are associated with this participation, whose investigation provides appropriate contexts for parental participation. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the participation of mothers in the care of premature infants and factors associated with it. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive–analytical study in which 170 mothers with premature infants, admitted to the neonatal ward of the hospitals chosen by the Guilan University of Medical Sciences, were examined using available sampling method. The information collection tool was a questionnaire of two parts: the questionnaire of the participation of parents with hospitalized infants and the researcher-made questionnaire of the factors associated with mothers participation in the care of premature infants. After sampling, the data were statistically analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (t–independent, ANOVA, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient, and regression models). Results: The results suggest that the participation rate of mothers in infant care is 79.03%, and the birth weight (ß = -0.001, P = 0.017), gender (ß = 0.830, P = 0.024), to become familiar with the physical environment by the nurse (ß = 1.506, P = 0.001), to become familiar with the equipment used for infants in the department by the nurse (ß = 1.152, P = 0.009), explanation by a nurse for the measurements done for the infant and the reasons (ß = 0.818, P = 0.023), and blood sampling or venipuncture or pricking the infant (ß = 0.185, P = 0.041), were considered among the predictors of mothers participation. Conclusion: Due to the identification of factors associated with the participation of mothers in the care of premature infants, it is recommended that the managers and nurses use the results to improve and strengthen the participation of mothers in the care of hospitalized infants.http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-28-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1Mothers Premature Infant Infant Care
spellingShingle Sharare Zabihi Afroozi
Seyedeh Noshaz Mirhaghjou
Sedigheh Pakseresht
Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leili
Zahiruddin Quazi Syed
Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated Factors
Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
Mothers
Premature Infant
Infant Care
title Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated Factors
title_full Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated Factors
title_fullStr Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated Factors
title_full_unstemmed Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated Factors
title_short Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated Factors
title_sort participation of mothers in the care of premature infants and its associated factors
topic Mothers
Premature Infant
Infant Care
url http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-28-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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