Activity based group therapy reduces maternal anxiety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - a prospective cohort study

Early Human Development
Hima B JohnEarnest Rajapandian

Abstract

A large proportion of mothers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience psychological distress, which is associated with adverse infant and parenting outcomes. Interventions addressing maternal anxiety in the NICU are scarce. To assess the effect of activity based group therapy on maternal anxiety in the NICU when compared to a control group. The study was a prospective phase lag cohort study. In Phase 1 the control group was recruited and assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) once at recruitment and again 4 weeks later. In phase 2, mothers were invited to take part in activity-based groups of 1 h duration once a week for 4 weeks. The STAI-S was administered before and after every group session. Mothers of babies admitted in the NICU who consented to participate, had a working knowledge of Tamil or English and were likely to stay for 4 weeks for the treatment were included. State anxiety assessed using the STAI-S. Seventeen mothers each in the control and experimental groups completed the study. In the experimental group, there was a significant reduction in the post-test anxiety scores when compared to the pre-test in the first (p = 0.005), third (p = 0.07) and fourth (p = 0.009) sessions. The p...Continue Reading

Citations

Mar 28, 2020·Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association·Shannon Y AdamsBeatrice E Lechner
Aug 28, 2020·Archives of Women's Mental Health·Morgan A StaverKathleen M Hanna
Nov 18, 2020·Breastfeeding Medicine : the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine·Ozge Surmeli OnayNeslihan Tekin

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