Psycho-emotional intervention with parents of very preterm babies during the first year: A single-arm pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Studies of intervention programs that aim to improve the emotional state of parents of children admitted to the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are scarce in Spain. The aims of this single-arm pilot study are to get to know the emotional profile of parents of high-risk preterm newborns, and to explore parents' patterns of emotional well-being before and after a psychological program called the Parental Empowerment Program, to increase parental readiness levels. The sample was made up of 100 parents (50 couples) who participated in the program. Measurements were taken of post-traumatic stress, depression, and resilience at 1 month and 12 months. Repeated measurements and dyadic data analyses were performed. One month after the birth of the baby and prior to the start of the program, mo

SUBMITTER: Padilla-Munoz EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659114 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature