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The Effect of Empowerment Program on Perceived Readiness for Discharge of Mothers of Premature Infants Publisher Pubmed



Peyrovi H1 ; Mosayebi Z2 ; Mohammaddoost F3 ; Chehrzad MM4 ; Mehran A5
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  1. 1. Center for Nursing Care Research, Department of Critical Care Nursing, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Neonatology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Nosrat St., Tohid Sq, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Social Determinant Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
  5. 5. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Published:2016


Abstract

Objectives: Poor readiness of mothers to take care of their premature infant at the time of hospital discharge is associated with potential adverse consequences. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of empowerment program on perceived readiness for discharge of mothers of premature infants at the time of discharge.Methods: A quasi-experimental before-after study design with consecutive inclusion of all mother-child pairs was used to conduct the study. Eighty mothers and their premature infants (40 pairs of mother-infant in the experimental group and 40 pairs of mother-infant in the control group) were recruited in the study. The program to empower the parents was implemented as a 3-stage training plan for the experimental group. Parent discharge readiness questionnaire was completed by mothers before intervention and at discharge time, and was evaluated by nurses at discharge time. The groups were compared in terms of readiness for discharge according to the scores given by mothers and nurses.Results: At discharge time, there was a statistically significant difference between technical readiness of control and experimental groups according to mothers self-report (p < 0.001) and nurse evaluation (p < 0.0001). Also, there was a statistically significant difference between emotional readiness of mothers in control and experimental groups according to mothers self-report (p < 0.0001) and nurse evaluation (p = 0.003).Conclusion: The implementation of empowerment program is an effective strategy to promote the readiness of mothers of premature infants at discharge time. © 2015 Informa UK Ltd.
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