Measuring maternal stress and perceived support in 25 Italian NICUs

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-142

  Montirosso, Rosario ^a   Provenzi, Livio ^a   Calciolari, Guido ^b   Borgatti, Renato ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthy preterms; Maternal stress; Methodological study; Neonatal intensive care; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL STRESS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTAL STRESSOR SCALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SPLIT HALF CORRELATION; SYMPTOM DISTRESS SCALE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; MOTHERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84855733442     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02440.x     Document Type: Article

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