From: Evaluation of parental stress in neonatal intensive care unit in Iran: a national study
QUESTION | I have not experienced it at all | very little | Little | Medium | much | Very much | I have fully experienced | |||||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
I have felt stressed ever since the baby was admitted to the hospital | 254 | 7/8 | 355 | 2/12 | 248 | 5/8 | 553 | 19 | 689 | 7/23 | 647 | 3/22 | 157 | 4/5 |
I feel worried because my baby is in the hospital | 109 | 7/3 | 276 | 4/9 | 252 | 6/8 | 491 | 8/16 | 835 | 5/28 | 859 | 3/29 | 105 | 6/3 |
I feel worried because my baby may die | 471 | 5/16 | 480 | 8/16 | 292 | 2/10 | 382 | 4/13 | 498 | 4/17 | 647 | 6/22 | 90 | 1/3 |
I feel uncomfortable in the environment of the hospital | 535 | 7/18 | 534 | 7/18 | 406 | 2/14 | 505 | 7/17 | 415 | 5/14 | 388 | 6/13 | 76 | 7/2 |
I have become oversensitive ever since the baby was admitted to the hospital | 440 | 3/15 | 463 | 1/16 | 388 | 5/13 | 499 | 4/17 | 528 | 4/18 | 484 | 8/16 | 72 | 5/2 |
I can hardly eat or sleep after the baby was admitted to the hospital | 351 | 3/12 | 463 | 2/16 | 364 | 7/12 | 626 | 9/21 | 510 | 8/17 | 452 | 8/15 | 97 | 4/3 |
My everyday life has been disrupted | 295 | 4/10 | 366 | 9/12 | 295 | 4/10 | 522 | 4/18 | 601 | 1/21 | 633 | 3/22 | 131 | 6/4 |
I have grown exhausted from the period of time the baby has stayed in the hospital | 230 | 9/7 | 402 | 8/13 | 336 | 6/11 | 527 | 2/18 | 635 | 9/21 | 656 | 6/22 | 117 | 4 |
I feel depressed by the period of time the baby has stayed in the hospital | 510 | 7/17 | 485 | 8/16 | 368 | 8/12 | 505 | 5/17 | 448 | 6/15 | 475 | 5/16 | 90 | 1/3 |
In this situation, I pray to God for help | 78 | 7/2 | 117 | 4 | 100 | 5/3 | 288 | 9/9 | 598 | 6/20 | 1347 | 5/46 | 370 | 8/12 |
In this situation, I expect the medical staff to give me a definite answer about the babyās health | 128 | 4/4 | 135 | 7/4 | 111 | 8/3 | 318 | 11 | 631 | 9/21 | 1328 | 46 | 235 | 1/8 |