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Post-traumatic growth in parents after infants' neonatal intensive care unit hospitalisation

Anna Aftyka1, Ilona Rozalska-Walaszek1, Wojciech Rosa2

  • 1Department of Nursing Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.

Journal of Clinical Nursing
|August 20, 2016
PubMed

Insights

Parents experiencing infant hospitalization in intensive care may exhibit post-traumatic growth, influenced more by psychological factors than demographics. This growth, particularly in mothers and fathers, is often under-evaluated in clinical practice.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neonatal Care
  • Parental Well-being

Background:

  • Premature birth or life-threatening conditions in infants are traumatic for parents.
  • This trauma can lead to positive psychological changes known as post-traumatic growth (PTG).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the incidence and severity of PTG in parents whose children were hospitalized in intensive care.
  • To identify factors influencing PTG in this population.

Main Methods:

  • A survey of 106 parents (of 67 infants aged 3-12 months) was conducted.
  • Standardized tools included the Impact Event Scale-Revised, Perceived Stress Scale, COPE Inventory, and Post-traumatic Growth Inventory.

Main Results:

  • Three factors explained 29% of PTG variation: post-traumatic stress symptoms, positive reinterpretation/growth, and infant survival.
  • Models for mothers and fathers separately showed no significant improvement.

Conclusions:

  • PTG is more strongly related to psychological factors than sociodemographic variables or the stressor itself.
  • PTG in parents of neonates in NICU settings is currently under-evaluated.
Abstract

Keywords:
neonatal intensive care unitpost-traumatic growthpost-traumatic stress disordertraumatic stress

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