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Parental Stress in Intensive Care Unit

Y. Arvind* , Y. Arvind* , A Dheeraj* , Pranam G.M.** , Usha Pranam*** , G.A. Manjunath****

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Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 8(3):p 199-201, Sept - Dec 2016. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijtep.2348.9987.8316.3

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 Aim: Parenteral stress in pediatric intensive care unit is different in mothers when compared to fathers. The main focus of this study is to compare maternal stress to that of paternal stress and the effect of counseling on parenteral stress. Method: One hundred parents are interviewed (mother and father separately) using parenteral stress scale, which rates 15 factors on a scale from 1 to 4. Results: The average maternal stress score was 3 and paternal stress score was 2.6.After counseling maternal stress came down to 1.6 were as paternal stress was found to be 2. Stress among ventilated cases 3.4.Among male children was 3 and neurological cases was 3.2. Conclusion: The stress among mothers in pediatric intensive care is higher than stress in fathers. Parenteral stress was found to be highest in male children and ventilated cases. On counseling the relief in maternal population was statistically significant than the paternal population.

Keywords: Maternal Stress; Paternal Stress; Stress Scoring.

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