Understanding stress measurement and adjustment in parents of premature infants

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b>1) Systematic Review: A review of the usefulness and psychometric properties of the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU) for measuring stress in parents of infants hospitalised in intensive care units across countries</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The purpose of this study was to review publications which have examined the psychometric properties of the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS:NICU), a self-report situation specific assessment for parents of hospitalised infants. The methodological quality of the psychometric measurement properties was assessed using the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) checklist. A narrative synthesis was conducted across studies to synthesise the psychometric properties examined, PSS:NICU scores, and descriptive data. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br/><b>2) Empirical Study: Parents of Premature Infants: Exploring Experiences&amp; Parent-Infant Relations. A Thematic Analysis<br/></b>The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore primary caregivers’ experiences of having an infant born prematurely (28-32 weeks gestation). In particular, the study aimed to explore the developing parent-infant relationship 12-30 months since birth and the developing parent identity whilst their infant was hospitalised and following discharge. Semi-structured interviews comprised open-ended questions and visual stimuli which consisted of photographs brought by participants and word selection techniques. Transcripts were analysed using Braun &amp; Clarke’s (2013) thematic analysis procedure and the data were managed using NVivo-12 software. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br/></p>

Name dc:type.qualificationname

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

Doctoral Thesis

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Queen's University Belfast

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Suarez, Catalina

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Adair, Pauline
• McCormack, David
• Doherty, Nicola

• Parental adjustment
• neonatal intensive care unit
• parental stress
• parental wellbeing
• parents of hospitalised infants
• premature infants
• parental stressor scale
• PSS:NICU
• psychometric properties

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

oai:pure.qub.ac.uk/portal:studenttheses/aef3a00d-a519-4292-8faf-384a7da27735

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:pure.qub.ac.uk/portal:studenttheses/aef3a00d-a519-4292-8faf-384a7da27735