Epidemiology and Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in Parents of Hospitalized Neonates

The overall goal of this project is to elucidate the epidemiology of anxiety and depression in parents of hospitalized neonates and test a comprehensive intervention program to prevent anxiety and depression in parents in this setting.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nanjing Maternal and Child Care Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China

About this study

Parents of hospitalized neonates experience high stress levels and feelings of helplessness in the neonatal ward and often concern for the health and well being of their fragile infant. Parental stress associated with admission to the neonatal ward of infants has been extensively studied in developed countries for many years, but rarely have epidemiological and intervention studies been reported in Chinese parents of hospitalized neonates. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the epidemiology of anxiety and depression in parents of hospitalized neonates and test a comprehensive intervention program to prevent anxiety and depression in parents in a Chinese hospital.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Speaks and reads Chinese
No severe handicapping conditions or mental diseases
Informed consent, no medical dispute
Infants born within 28 days to be cared in the neonatal ward for at least 24 hours

Exclusion criteria

Significant mental health history
Newborns died within a week after hospitalization

Treatment and study plan

Comprehensive intervention

Behavioral

Parents of hospitalized neonates received comprehensive intervention program,including parent educational-behavioral intervention program, effective doctor/nurse parent communication,regularly visit the neonatal ward and care the hospitalized neonates under the guidance of a doctor.

Other names: Comprehensive intervention program.

Primary outcomes

Parental anxiety symptoms

Time frame: 3 weeks

Parents of Hospitalized Neonates were asked to complete the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) at 3 weeks after enrolment.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nanjing Medical University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Mar 8, 2011
Registry last updated: Oct 28, 2014

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