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Parental resilience and psychological distress in the neonatal intensive care unit

Ololade Okito1,2,3, Yvonne Yui4, Lisa Wallace4

  • 1Division of Neonatology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA. ookito2@childrensnational.org.

Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association
|August 4, 2022
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Parental resilience may reduce psychological distress in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). However, resilience alone did not independently predict lower depression or anxiety screening results in this NICU parent study.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) care
  • Parental mental health
  • Psychological resilience

Background:

  • Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalizations present significant stress for parents.
  • Understanding factors influencing parental psychological distress is crucial for supportive care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between parental resilience and psychological distress.
  • To assess if resilience predicts depression or anxiety in parents of preterm infants in the NICU.

Main Methods:

  • Observational cohort study of 45 parents of preterm infants admitted to the NICU.
  • Validated scales measured resilience, depression, and anxiety.
  • Regression analysis evaluated associations between resilience and distress.

Main Results:

  • One-third of parents screened positive for depression or anxiety.
  • Higher parental resilience correlated with lower depression and anxiety scores.
  • Resilience was not an independent predictor of positive depression or anxiety screens.

Conclusions:

  • Parental resilience may be linked to reduced psychological distress markers in the NICU.
  • Resilience alone is not sufficient to independently predict lower rates of depression or anxiety screening in early NICU hospitalization.
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