GET THE APP

The relationship between social support and the level of car | 50038
International Research Journals
Reach Us +44 330 818 7254

The relationship between social support and the level of care satisfaction of premature NICU admitted infants??? parents

Abstract

Mona Joz Mohtashami

Background: Premature birth is a very stressful and critical situation for parents. Nursing support from such infants is essential and necessary. Parental satisfaction is a vital indicator in the quality of care provided by nurses. Therefore, determining the factors related to parental satisfaction is an essential issue for the nursing staff. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social support and parents’ satisfaction with the care of premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Methods: This research is a descriptive correlational study. The research population includes the parents of premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in three educational centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences including Arash, Valiasr, Bahrami educational centers. Available sampling method and data collected the sample size of 130 people using two social support questionnaires (Tarka et al. 2000) and Mitchell et al. (1996). Social dependency validity was translated, and Instrument reliability was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Data were entered into SPSS version 20 and analyzed by statistical tests, t-test and correlation coefficient.
Results: The results showed that the highest social support in mothers and fathers is related to emotional support and the least amount of social support in the field of physical comfort. Mothers reported physical and emotional emphasis on fathers’ support in all three dimensions. Mothers also expressed satisfaction with more care than fathers. The results of the test showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between social support and satisfaction with parental care (P <0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that parents needed more support, especially in the area of physical support. Therefore, planning to promote and create opportunities for the support of nurses from parents, and especially fathers, seems necessary in particular sections of infants who receive less support and less satisfaction.

Share this article