Parental Stress, Depression, Anxiety, and Participation in Neonatal Care in a Referral Brazilian NICU over Different Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, neonatal care units had to change protocols, and little is known about its impact on parents' mental health. This study aimed to evaluate parental stress, depression, anxiety, and participation in neonatal care in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and observe changes over two different periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study comparing stress, depression, anxiety, and participation in neonatal care levels between two time periods: T1, high COVID-19 incidence (May 2020 to July 2020 and March 2021 to June 2021) and T2, low COVID-19 incidence (August 2020 to February 2021 and July 2021 to December 2021). High COVID-19 incidence was considered more than 40 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths/

SUBMITTER: Barcala Gomez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12025591 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature