Evaluation of the first skin contact father with their preterm infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward of Shohada Kargar Hospital on their anxiety
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Skin-to-skin contact.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20200107046040N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Yazd University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
Calendar age (2 to 5 days)
The baby has physiologically stable conditions
Fetal age under 37 weeks
Absence of nicotine or caffeine by the father one hour before enrollment (due to the possible effect of these substances on anxiety)
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fathers Anxiety Level. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study before the intervention and immediately after the intervention in both groups. Method of measurement: The level of anxiety in the experimental and control groups before and after the intervention was determined using the Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method