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Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) care
  • Paternal mental health
  • Perinatal psychology

Background:

  • Paternal stress and depressive symptoms are significant concerns for fathers of infants requiring NICU admission.
  • Understanding the temporal patterns of these issues is crucial for developing targeted support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate and compare the presence of perceived paternal stress and depressive symptomatology in fathers of preterm infants over time.
  • To assess the relationship between paternal mental health and infant illness severity.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective convenience sample of fathers of infants born before 30 weeks gestation.
  • Self-report questionnaires (CES-D, PSS:IH) administered on days 7, 21, and 35.
  • Infant illness severity measured by Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology.

Main Results:

  • Paternal stress scores (PSS:IH) remained consistently high across all measurement points.
  • Mean depressive symptomatology scores (CES-D) decreased over time, but approximately one-third of fathers maintained elevated scores.
  • Paternal stress and depressive symptoms were not significantly influenced by infant illness severity or most demographic factors.

Conclusions:

  • Fathers of premature infants exhibit persistent, high levels of stress in the NICU environment.
  • A significant proportion of fathers experience ongoing depressive symptomatology, independent of infant illness.
  • The emotional needs of fathers in the NICU may not be adequately addressed, highlighting a need for improved support systems.