The effect of empowerment counseling on stress and self-esteem of mothers with hospitalized premature infants

• Published in: Journal of reproductive and infant psychology 2024-03, Vol.42 (2), p.315-326
• Main Authors: Karimi, Marzieh, Bakht, Rafat, Tapak, Leili, Refaei, Mansoureh, Basiri, Behnaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Clinical research; Clinical trials; consultation; Counseling; Empowerment; Female; Gestational Age; Hospitalized; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature - psychology; Infants; Intensive care; Intervention; Mothers; Mothers - psychology; Neonatal care; neonatal intensive care; Newborn babies; Pregnancy; Premature babies; Premature birth; premature infant; Questionnaires; Self Concept; Self esteem; Stress; Women; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0264-6838; 1469-672X
• DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2081674

This study aimed to investigate the effect of counselling on stress and self-esteem of mothers with hospitalized premature infants. This parallel randomized clinical trial was conducted on 80 primigravida mothers aged 18-40 years, gestational age of 28-34 weeks in 2021 in Iran. The women were randomly assigned to two groups by blocked randomization. The data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire, Paternal Stress Scale and Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire. Individual counselling based on the GATHER model was carried out within two consecutive weeks in four sessions. Data were analyzed with SPSS 24.    There was no significant difference between the two groups in demographic variables, stress, and self-esteem before the intervention (P>0.05). There was a substantial difference in the mean score of self - esteem 9.52±3.22 and 16.75±6.39 (P