Supportive Nursing Care Intervention for Handling Depression and Anxiety Among Mothers of Neonates Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of supportive nursing care interventions in reducing depression and anxiety among mothers with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Randomised controlled trials conducted in mothers with infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with any form of supportive nursing interventions compared to no intervention or usual care in terms of either reduction in depression or reduction in anxiety level of the mothers reported in both groups were included. The GRADE approach assessed the quality of evidence, while the pooled standardised mean difference with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was calculated using a random-effects model.

Results

Overall, 18 st

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807762 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature