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The Relationship Between Mental Health and Spiritual Intelligence of Parents of Hospitalized Premature Neonates in the Nicu Publisher



Razaghi N1 ; Gazerani A2 ; Sadeghi T3
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  1. 1. Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Nursing and Midwifery, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
  3. 3. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Source: Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine Published:2017


Abstract

Objective: To study the relationship between mental health and spiritual intelligence of parents of the premature neonates that are hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Materials and methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study included 152 fathers and mothers of premature neonates. A questionnaire was delivered containing demographic data and Goldberg's Assessment of Mental Health. A score of 23 or higher suggested the presence of mental disorders and scores lower than 23 indicated mental health. Results: There was a significant direct relationship between mothers' mental health and spiritual intelligence; that is, mothers with high spiritual intelligence had a higher level of mental health (p = 0.020, r = 0.225). The linear regression analysis of the mothers' mental health and spiritual intelligence was significant. Conclusion: Mothers with higher spiritual intelligence had a higher level of mental health, while there was no significant direct correlation between spiritual intelligence and mental health of the fathers.
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