Journal article
NICU infant health severity and family outcomes: a systematic review of assessments and findings in psychosocial research
Journal of perinatology, v 39(2), pp 156-172
Feb 2019
PMID: 30514968
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Abstract
Many infants (7-15%) spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and continue to experience medical issues after discharge. Family psychological responses range widely depending on burden of care, access to resources, and parental characteristics. The current systematic review examined how infant health severity is assessed and related to family psychological (e.g., mental health) and social (e.g., parent-infant attachment) outcomes. Seventy articles were deemed relevant. Infant health was operationalized in several ways including validated assessments, indices of infant health (e.g., diagnosis, length of stay), or novel measures. Parents of infants with increased medical complications reported greater family impact, increased stress, and more intrusive parenting style. A validated assessment of infant health that utilizes parent report is warranted to allow for more accessible and easily disseminated research across medical centers. Understanding NICU infant health severity and family outcomes can be used to identify families at risk for negative psychosocial sequelae.
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- Title
- NICU infant health severity and family outcomes: a systematic review of assessments and findings in psychosocial research
- Creators
- Victoria A Grunberg - Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. grunbergv@gmail.comPamela A Geller - Department of OB/GYN, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USAAlexa Bonacquisti - Graduate Counseling Psychology Department, Holy Family University, Newtown, PA, USAChavis A Patterson - Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of perinatology, v 39(2), pp 156-172
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000456960900002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85058013442
- Other Identifier
- 991014878220004721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics