Stress in Fathers of Moderately and Late Preterm Infants: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Autor/inn/en	Ravn, Ingrid Helen; Lindemann, Rolf; Smeby, Nina Aarhus; Bunch, Eli Haugen; Sandvik, Leiv; Smith, Lars
Titel	Stress in Fathers of Moderately and Late Preterm Infants: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 182 (2012) 5, S.537-552 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2011.564279
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Control Groups; Cues; Fathers; Reference Groups; Premature Infants; Stress Variables; Infant Behavior; Parent Child Relationship; Mothers; Measures (Individuals); Child Rearing; Hospitals; Foreign Countries; Norway; Parenting Stress Index + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stichwort; Reference group; Bezugsgruppe; Frühgeburt; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Messdaten; Kindererziehung; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Ausland; Norwegen
Abstract	The atypical behaviour of preterm infants can elicit stress in fathers and influence their ability to perceive and interpret infants' cues. This study investigated whether fathers of moderately and late preterm infants were more stressed than fathers of term infants. In a randomised controlled trial, we also studied the effect of the Mother-Infant Transaction Program on fathers' stress at six and 12 months by using the Parenting Stress Index. Infants with gestational age greater than or equal to 30.0 and less than 36 weeks were randomised to a preterm intervention group (n = 32) or a preterm control group (n = 37). A term reference group (n = 39) was also recruited. Fathers of preterm infants reported higher "total stress" than fathers of term infants at six (p = 0.002) and 12 months (p = 0.03). No significant differences were found in stress between preterm intervention and preterm control group. The intervention failed to reduce paternal stress, and the results may indicate that fathers require different intervention strategies. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10