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Effect Of A Parent Empowerment Program On Length Of Stay And Parental Stress In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Holly L. Nieves
Effect Of A Parent Empowerment Program On Length Of Stay And Parental Stress In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Holly L. Nieves
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PURPOSE: Research surrounding topics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit have long been focused on mortality and morbidity of this population. However, consideration of the parent-infant relationship and subsequently adverse outcomes that could be formed during the intensive care stay should be examined. Parent empowerment programs in the NICU have been shown to decrease length of stay, parental stress, and depression. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COPE for HOPE parent empowerment program on length of stay, parental stress, maternal depression, and parent satisfaction in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with parents of infants …