Validity and use of the Neonatal Infant Stressor Scale: An integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress exposure, operationalized as a count of painful or skin-breaking breaking procedures, is an important concept for inclusion in studies of preterm infants. The Neonatal Infant Stressor Scale (NISS) was developed to also account for nonpainful and environmental stressors; however, validity of this measure is unknown.

Aims

The purpose of this review was to define the breadth of use of the NISS in neonatal research studies and determine its predictive and concurrent validity.

Methods

Using the methods for integrative review, a systematic search of the literature was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Embase with keywords "NISS" OR "Neonatal Infant Stressor Scale". Study findings were narratively synthesized.

Results

Twenty-nine articles

SUBMITTER: Nist MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11588549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature