Evaluation of the effect of narrative writing on the stress sources of the fathers of preterm neonates admitted to the NICU

Objective: Identification of the nurses and fathers� understanding of the stress sources facilitates nursing interventions and increases parental satisfaction. Materials and methods: The quasi experimental study with pretest and posttest was administered to a sample size of 70 fathers with preterm neonates hospitalized in the NICUs of Gorgan University of Medical Sciences in 6 months. The Parental Stressor Scale (PSS) was used. The data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistical methods. Results: Evaluation of the differences in the domains showed that narrative writing had significant effects on all three domains. The results showed that the highest stress reduction was observed in parents� relationship followed by infant behavior and appearance while the lowest stress reduction was observed in the sights and sounds in the intervention group. Conclusion: Narrative writing may be considered an efficient supportive intervention to reduce the fathers� stress, infant behavior and appearance in the NICUs. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

Evaluation of the effect of narrative writing on the stress sources of the fathers of preterm neonates admitted to the NICU

Objective: Identification of the nurses and fathers� understanding of the stress sources facilitates nursing interventions and increases parental satisfaction. Materials and methods: The quasi experimental study with pretest and posttest was administered to a sample size of 70 fathers with preterm neonates hospitalized in the NICUs of Gorgan University of Medical Sciences in 6 months. The Parental Stressor Scale (PSS) was used. The data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistical methods. Results: Evaluation of the differences in the domains showed that narrative writing had significant effects on all three domains. The results showed that the highest stress reduction was observed in parents� relationship followed by infant behavior and appearance while the lowest stress reduction was observed in the sights and sounds in the intervention group. Conclusion: Narrative writing may be considered an efficient supportive intervention to reduce the fathers� stress, infant behavior and appearance in the NICUs. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group