Parental satisfaction

Parental satisfaction is an important part of quality care. This is particularly true in emergency departments, which uniquely cannot refuse patients, even when at full capacity. These departments are tasked with the rapid diagnosis and treatment of emergency patients. When parents are actively involved and content with the care their child receives in the hospital, it enhances their understanding of their child’s illness and adherence to the prescribed treatment plan. This study aimed to assess
parental satisfaction and identify factors that affect parental satisfaction.

Introduction: Parental satisfaction is a useful indicator for assessing a child's healthcare quality. Satisfied parent are more likely to comprehend information given and adhere with treatment and follow up plan of their children. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess parental satisfaction with the management of newborns in selected neonatal units of hospitals. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the neonatal units of the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, Siddartha Children and Women Hospital, and Lumbini Provincial Hospital. Parents of eligible newborns were sampled purposively (n = 121). Data was collected through structured interviews and analyzed with SPSS v16. Descriptive methods were used to describe the background variables and parental satisfaction levels. The Mann-Whitney U test was utilized to find out the difference in parent satisfaction. Results: This study found that 94.2% of parents were satisfied with the management of newborns. Parents were mostly satisfied with the identification of newborns (97.5%), care, and treatment (93.4%), while the least satisfaction was observed with parent participation (76%) and visits (74.4%). There was a significant difference in parent satisfaction based on education (p = 0.023), family socioeconomic status (p = 0.005), the current health status of the newborn (p = 0.007), and waiting time (p = 0.006). High satisfaction was observed among respondents. Factors like parental education, family economics, newborn health, and ICU admission waiting time influenced parental satisfaction. Enhancing visiting time and rules, providing thorough admission orientation, and promoting parental involvement can further elevate satisfaction levels.

Knowledge is scarce on parental satisfaction with the inclusion of children with disabilities in physical education (PE). This study explored how parents' satisfaction with inclusion in PE was associated with parental and child interpersonal and intrapersonal characteristics. Seventy-two parents of children with disabilities participated in the survey-based study. The results of the ordinary least square regression (OLS) and quantile regression (QR) indicated that the parents' satisfaction with social inclusion in PE was associated with their attitudes towards inclusion in PE, perceived PE-related information sharing, and the type of disability and degree of physical inclusion. Parents' satisfaction with pedagogical inclusion of children in PE was associated with their attitudes towards inclusion in PE, PE-related information sharing, and the children's degrees of disability and physical inclusion. Furthermore, the QR estimates indicated that the explanatory strength of parental attitudes towards inclusion in PE varied with the degree of parental satisfaction with social and pedagogical inclusion of their children in PE. Practical and methodological implications of the findings are discussed.

The foremost index of caregiving quality is child attachment, as supported by attachment theory. Research supports the relevance of early parenting interventions in improving child outcomes in attachment quality to promote public health because of their long-term effects on mental health and functioning. This study aimed at evaluating the impact on both parenting and child outcomes of the Parent–Child Psychological Support Programme® (PCPS), a community-based program individually tailored to parents and their infants during periodic center-based visits to promote attachment security. The evaluation involved two cohorts from “vulnerable populations” and used the resources embedded in the program design without interfering with the normal functioning of the service. From an evaluative research approach, the effects on mothers and children were assessed using a quantitative approach. Pre- and post-test measures (parenting questionnaires) and child attachment quality assessments through the Strange Situation Procedure were examined. The equivalence of the cohorts was verified and used as a baseline for parenting outcomes. PCPS participants demonstrated increased parental competence and self-efficacy, as well as reduced levels of parenting stress. Analysis of the two cohorts showed a significant difference in the number of visits and proxies for intervention, which were associated with the expected pre–post changes in parenting dimensions. The proportion of securely attached children was significantly higher in the “medium-high intervention” group than in the “no/low intervention” group (72.7% vs 54.5%). Furthermore, compared with international baselines, this proportion showed no differences in the “no-/low-intervention” group but demonstrated expected significant differences in the “medium-high intervention” group.

While parenting is seen as a practice of raising children, parenthood, on the other hand, is seen as a social role-the expectations as set by culture and society. The expectations placed by society on parents' roles are said to be "converging". Fathers, although still primarily expected to provide for their family, are becoming more engaged in childcare ; while mothers' presence in the workforce is now more pronounced. The current study explores Filipino families' perceptions, views, and expectations of parenthood and parental satisfaction, building on the work of previous studies. Using snowball sampling, each of the researchers recruited two families each. A total of ten fathers, ten mothers and six sons and four daughters participated in the study. The parents' age ranged from 40 to 67 (Mother's age M = 51.8 years, SD = 7.65; Fathers' age M = 53.3 years, SD = 7.82). Utilizing an exploratory, qualitative research design, the participants were interviewed using in-depth, open-ended, semi-structured interviews which were conducted online via video conferencing platforms (Zoom, Google Meet) and face-to-face interviews. The inductive thematic analysis of the families' responses resulted in five key themes: 1) Parenthood as shared responsibility; 2) The traditional and converging roles of parents; 3) Children as sources of parent's satisfaction, 4) The parent-child relationship; and 5) Present and emerging concerns. This study demonstrated that although parents' roles are converging, and that the roles of men and women are now changing, traditional roles of parents in the family are still largely the norm. Finally, parents view their children as extensions of themselves. Their satisfaction is anchored on their children's achievement and success.

EnglishPointing the satisfaction with the services as an evaluation strategy of its appropriateness and quality has been one of the strategies used in several domains and also in education. In this last domain, families are often inquired to evaluate the efficiency of the services given to their children. Based on this line of enquiry and on the understanding of Special Education, as a set of services, we have developed a survey to measure the degree of satisfaction of the families with students with Additional Support Needs in key aspects that comprehend the special education services: individual educational program; progress evaluation in the various areas of the student’s development; individual transition program; school/special education services and family relation, and finally, the parents involvement in the educational process of their children. To do that, we have applied a survey, translated Parental Satisfaction With Special Education Services in the United States Virgin ...

The performance of invasive methods, such as urinary catheterization in children, usually creates emotional distress in their parents. It is necessary to use appropriate interventions to reduce the anxiety of mothers and hospitalized children. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the animation display of urinary catheterization on the anxiety of mothers with hospitalized children in 2021. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 60 mothers (30 mothers in each group) of children aged 1 month to 12 years in the emergency ward of one of the children's teaching hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad City, Iran. They were selected by convenience sampling. Mothers were grouped into intervention and control by random allocation. In the first stage, animation videos on inserting a urinary catheter were prepared separately for male and female children. In the second stage, in the intervention group, mothers watched the animation related to the procedure before the urinary catheter insertion. In the control group, the mothers of hospitalized children were provided face-to-face explanations about the method before urinary catheterization. The Spielberger state-trait anxiety inventory was completed before and after the intervention for both control and intervention groups. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive (Mean±SD) and inferential (the independent t-test and chi-square test) statistics. Results: The Mean±SD ages of mothers in the intervention and control groups were 36.9±10.87 and 34.44±9.27, and the mean ages of the children in these two groups were 3.5±6.29 and 2.89±6.73 years, respectively. The results of the present study demonstrated no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the mean anxiety score of mothers before watching the animation video. Nonetheless, after watching that animation, there was a significant difference between the two groups (P=0.001), and watching the animation video of urinary catheterization significantly reduced mothers' anxiety. Conclusion: The present study pointed out that educational animation videos of urinary catheterization reduce mothers' anxiety levels. It seems that the use of educational animation as an effective, quick, accessible, and easy intervention can be helpful in the reduction of anxiety and enhancement of knowledge among mothers of hospitalized children.

Background: As Quality of Life (QoL) becomes progressively vital in health care services, its importance in mother and child health is of no exception too. Quality of life among mothers with a premature newborn is an issue that has led to growing concerns in the health care system. Yet, despite the knowledge about mother’s QoL being essential to family-centered planning on prematurity integrated healthcare, current evidence has been scant.  Objective: To examine factors related to the QoL of mothers having preterm newborns hospitalized in the neonatal critical unit. Methods: A non-probability convenience survey was used in a public hospital in Malaysia, covering 180 mothers whose preterm newborns were hospitalized into level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through the completion of a 26-questions survey of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) and the 26-questions of Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU). The data were analyzed...

In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, we describe the physical education (PE)-related home–school collaboration as experienced by parents of children with disabilities. We further explore which conditions parents experienced as either promoting or inhibiting the collaborative relationship and how they became involved in school activities to secure quality education in PE. The data consisted of 25 semi-structured interviews with parents of children with disabilities. Inductive thematic analysis generated five themes: (1) lack of PE-related information; (2) contradictory expectations; (3) competence and continuous systematic communication; (4) involvement in school-based activity; and (5) navigating the system. PE was often absent in the formal collaboration between home and school. The conditions emphasised as inhibiting collaboration were lack of information, contradictory expectations, conflict over resources and short-sighted planning. The promoting conditions were continuou...

Knowledge is scarce on parental satisfaction with the inclusion of children with disabilities in physical education (PE). This study explored how parents' satisfaction with inclusion in PE was associated with parental and child interpersonal and intrapersonal characteristics. Seventy-two parents of children with disabilities participated in the survey-based study. The results of the ordinary least square regression (OLS) and quantile regression (QR) indicated that the parents' satisfaction with social inclusion in PE was associated with their attitudes towards inclusion in PE, perceived PE-related information sharing, and the type of disability and degree of physical inclusion. Parents' satisfaction with pedagogical inclusion of children in PE was associated with their attitudes towards inclusion in PE, PE-related information sharing, and the children's degrees of disability and physical inclusion. Furthermore, the QR estimates indicated that the explanatory strength of parental attitudes towards inclusion in PE varied with the degree of parental satisfaction with social and pedagogical inclusion of their children in PE. Practical and methodological implications of the findings are discussed.

Knowledge is scarce on parental satisfaction with the inclusion of children with disabilities in physical education (PE). This study explored how parents' satisfaction with inclusion in PE was associated with parental and child interpersonal and intrapersonal characteristics. Seventy-two parents of children with disabilities participated in the survey-based study. The results of the ordinary least square regression (OLS) and quantile regression (QR) indicated that the parents' satisfaction with social inclusion in PE was associated with their attitudes towards inclusion in PE, perceived PE-related information sharing, and the type of disability and degree of physical inclusion. Parents' satisfaction with pedagogical inclusion of children in PE was associated with their attitudes towards inclusion in PE, PE-related information sharing, and the children's degrees of disability and physical inclusion. Furthermore, the QR estimates indicated that the explanatory strength of parental attitudes towards inclusion in PE varied with the degree of parental satisfaction with social and pedagogical inclusion of their children in PE. Practical and methodological implications of the findings are discussed.

The first year of parenthood is a year of growth and adaptation in women's lives. Inherent to this phase are a series of transformations that have to occur at several level so that mother and baby learn to know each other and fit together. This first relationship will be the model in the future. To learn to identify the baby's needs and give appropriate responses is the goal of any parent. The relationship is, therefore, dependent on the intervenients on the process, the mother, the baby and the environment in which they interact. Among the factors that contribute to a more peaceful relationship is the infant massage. The massage has benefits for both the baby and the mother, psychological and physiologically. This is a longitudinal study from late pregnancy until 12 months of a baby's life and aims to assess the implications of infant massage in the mother-baby relationship. The parameters were: attitudes concerning motherhood through CAQ-P, experience associated to motherhood through WBPB, parental satisfaction through PSS, maternal separation anxiety through EASM and temperament of the baby through the ICQ. The sample was recruited among the sessions of prenatal education and obstetric clinics. Ethical committee approval was obtained and informed consent was given to all mothers. Subjects are 194 dyads of mother / baby, divided into two groups: Group 1-mothers that conducted infant massage on their babies and Group 2-mothers who were part of the control group. The average age of mothers in group 1 was 31.3 years, the educational level M = 15.4, 91.3% of mothers were married or had a stable relationship, 91.3% had only one child. In group 2 the average age of mothers was of 31.7 years, the educational level of mothers M = 15.3, 90.7% of mothers were married or had a stable relationship, 76.3% had only one child. Throughout the study, mothers in the massage group had greater success in adapting to motherhood, had greater confidence in their abilities and had more support than mothers in the control group. Mothers in the experimental group were more supported and therefore more confident in their skills. They were able to relate better with the baby and qualify it more positively than mothers in the control group. This study suggests that mothers who learn how to perform the massage have more positive attitudes towards motherhood. This increases the level of knowledge, regulation and proximity in the dyad. These meetings can help couples developing strategies that enable them to better cope with parenthood.

Clinical competence of nurses working in the neonatal intensive care units together with advancements in medical science and technology increased the survival rate of newborns that need specialized care. To ensure the quality of care and provide the safety of patients, evaluating the clinical competence of nurses seems necessary. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical competence of nurses in the neonatal intensive care units. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 117 nurses working in the neonatal intensive care units of the hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences were selected by census method. The research tool was Development of Competency Inventory for Registered Nurses questionnaire which completed by self-assessment. The mean clinical competence scores of participants categorized into 3 levels: weak: <225, moderate: 225-273 and good: >273. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 13 using the Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test and Chi-square test. Results: The highest levels of competence were related to critical thinking and research attitude and interpersonal relationships, and the lowest level was related to training and mentoring. There was a direct statistically significant relationship between marital status, employment status, level of interest in working in the neonatal intensive-care units and the clinical competence of nurses. Conclusion: Since the clinical competence of nurses in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units is vital, some variables such as interest in the nursing profession, employment status, the neonatal intensive theoretical and practical training courses and the amount of overtime working hours should be taken into consideration.

Background: Hospitalization of infants with congenital anomalies to undergo surgery is extremely stressful for their family members, particularly their parents. The resultant stress can negatively affect parents' self-confidence. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the correlation of perceived nursing support with stress and self-confidence among the mothers of infants with congenital gastrointestinal anomalies. Methods: This correlational study was conducted in June-November 2015 on 120 mothers whose infants were hospitalized due to congenital gastrointestinal anomalies in the surgical ward of Tabriz teaching children's hospital, Tabriz, Iran. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Nurse Parent Support Tool, the Parental Stress Scale, and the Parenting Confidence Scale. Spearman's correlation analysis was used to assess the correlation of perceived nursing support with stress and self-confidence. Results: Mothers perceived high levels of communicational-informational nursing support and low levels of emotional nursing support. Perceived nursing support had positive correlations with stress (r = 0.22; P = 0.013) and self-confidence (r = 0.35; P < 0.001). Conclusion: Although the mothers of infants with congenital gastrointestinal anomalies receive adequate communicational-informational nursing support, their perceived emotional nursing support is inadequate. Therefore, neonatal care nurses need to provide the mothers with comprehensive support and adopt strategies to alleviate their concern.

Background: Loud noise in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) has negative effects on the health and wellness of hospitalized preterm infants. Various technologies for the care of preterm infants, extensive therapeutic interventions, and communication between staff are among the causes of loud noise in these wards. This review article aims to evaluate the effectiveness of noise reduction interventions in NICUs. Methods: A literature search was conducted 2012-2020 in Medline, Embase, CINAHL, SID IranDoc, and Magiran databases. The search words were preterm infant, noise, and neonatal intensive care unit. Interventional and quasi-experimental papers were included in this review. A total of 26 articles were analyzed regarding the noise levels, effects of noise enhancement, and noise reduction interventions. The exclusion criteria were duplicate texts, non-English/Persian articles, editorials, letters, patents, errata, meeting abstracts, and conference papers. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses methodology was followed to perform the review. Results: The results showed that the sound levels in the NICUs were higher than those mentioned by the WHO standard. The study articles reported personnel training as an effective intervention in noise reduction. But even with the proper training, there were very few changes in the sound levels. The noise level had been reduced to 3-4 dB, and even increased in some cases due to the impossibility of changing the structure of the NICU and changing the existing devices. Conclusion: Education is the most effective way to reduce noise. To make noise reduction possible, personnel training is essential as the first step. Sound levels must be measured to control the volume. NICUs should be designed with separate beds and acoustic incubators should be used.

La escasa competencia parental está relacionada con el desarrollo de un patrón de conducta desadaptativo en los/as hijos/as, con las consecuencias que este hecho conlleva. Sin embargo, prácticamente no existen pruebas que midan este constructo. La Escala de Competencia Parental Percibida (versión para padres/madres)(ECPP-p) está constituida por 22 items, que se estructuran en cinco factores. La ECPP presenta unas propiedades psicométricas altamente aceptables.

Introduction: Parental participation in the care of and support to premature infants is the main factor in accelerating health improvement and growth of infants in the neonatal unit. Many factors are associated with this participation, whose investigation provides appropriate contexts for parental participation. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the participation of mothers in the care of premature infants and factors associated with it. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study in which 170 mothers with premature infants, admitted to the neonatal ward of the hospitals chosen by the Guilan University of Medical Sciences, were examined using available sampling method. The information collection tool was a questionnaire of two parts: the questionnaire of the participation of parents with hospitalized infants and the researcher-made questionnaire of the factors associated with mothers' participation in the care of premature infants. After sampling, the data were statistically analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (tindependent, ANOVA, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient, and regression models). Results: The results suggest that the participation rate of mothers in infant care is 79.03%, and the birth weight (ß =-0.001, P = 0.017), gender (ß = 0.830, P = 0.024), to become familiar with the physical environment by the nurse (ß = 1.506, P = 0.001), to become familiar with the equipment used for infants in the department by the nurse (ß = 1.152, P = 0.009), explanation by a nurse for the measurements done for the infant and the reasons (ß = 0.818, P = 0.023), and blood sampling or venipuncture or pricking the infant (ß = 0.185, P = 0.041), were considered among the predictors of mothers' participation. Conclusion: Due to the identification of factors associated with the participation of mothers in the care of premature infants, it is recommended that the managers and nurses use the results to improve and strengthen the participation of mothers in the care of hospitalized infants.

Parents of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders may experience perceived family burden. Although previous research has extensively addressed the contribution of clinical factors to perceived family burden, the contribution of marital and parental factors to family burden has rarely been studied in the context of parents whose children have a psychiatric disorder. The current study therefore examined the associations between marital satisfaction, parental satisfaction, parental efficacy, and perceived family burden among parents of children with psychiatric disorders (age range 5-14). Sixty-three parents of children who were hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital completed several questionnaires on marital satisfaction, parental satisfaction, parental efficacy, and perceived family burden. Results supported a mediating role of parental satisfaction (mediation effect size beta = −0.2, p < 0.05) but not parental efficacy (mediation effect size beta = 0.02, NS) between marital satisfaction and perceived family burden. Implications include the need to further study the parental experience during a child's psychiatric hospitalization and other possible factors related to burden. We would also recommend including family and marital therapy as part of routine care in this context.

Knowledge is scarce on parental satisfaction with the inclusion of children with disabilities in physical education (PE). This study explored how parents' satisfaction with inclusion in PE was associated with parental and child interpersonal and intrapersonal characteristics. Seventy-two parents of children with disabilities participated in the survey-based study. The results of the ordinary least square regression (OLS) and quantile regression (QR) indicated that the parents' satisfaction with social inclusion in PE was associated with their attitudes towards inclusion in PE, perceived PE-related information sharing, and the type of disability and degree of physical inclusion. Parents' satisfaction with pedagogical inclusion of children in PE was associated with their attitudes towards inclusion in PE, PE-related information sharing, and the children's degrees of disability and physical inclusion. Furthermore, the QR estimates indicated that the explanatory strength of parental attitudes towards inclusion in PE varied with the degree of parental satisfaction with social and pedagogical inclusion of their children in PE. Practical and methodological implications of the findings are discussed.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of paternal involvement in Portuguese parents of children between 5 and 9 years old, exploring factors of interindividual variability (father´s age, education, socioeconomic status and number of children), as well as the association between father involvement and a number of factors identified in the literature: parental satisfaction, parental stress and marital adjustment. The sample consists of 145 married fathers aged between 28 and 59 years (M = 40.14), most of them with a high and college degree of education and a middle socioeconomic status. Data collection was based on self-report assessment scales, along with a questionnaire for socio-demographic characterization. The main results point to a relatively high degree of paternal involvement, particularly in the dimensions Care and Availability, although in relative terms the father's reports indicate a higher percentage of time given to mothers as primary caregivers of children. There were no significant differences between the fathers depending on the individual variables studied. However, we found a moderate negative association between father involvement and parental stress, and also a moderate positive association between father involvement and dyadic adjustment, which is consistent with other studies in this area. The results support the multidimensional conceptualization of father involvement, suggesting different dimensions of paternal behavior in relation to the care and education of children. In addition, the study confirms the multi-determined nature of paternal involvement, suggesting that personal and relational factors may have an impact on how men perform paternity.

Background More attention is paid to the survival and treatment of the sick infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and parental stress is not considered. The purpose of this study was to determine samples of the level of parental stress in the NICU. Method This study is a descriptive-analytical study in which Parental Stress and General Health were used in an analytical national survey in Iran. The research sample consists of 2456 parents of infants admitted to NICU. The sampling method was multi-stage random. We used 11- item parental stress questionnaire and 28-item general health questionnaire for the data collection. Result Baloch ethnicity with an average of 11.52 had the highest level of stress. The mean stress score of mothers was higher than fathers. The mean score of all dimensions of physical symptoms, anxiety, social functioning, depression, and total mental health score in mothers was higher than fathers. There was a statistically significant difference in the...

A atenção e os cuidados parentais dados a um filho, conjugados com as exigências do dia-a-dia, podem causar ansiedades e stress. O presente estudo analisa o stress parental de pais de crianças que frequentam o 2º ciclo do Ensino Básico português em relação com algumas características sociodemográficas. A amostra é constituida por 50 encarregados de educação, pais de 50 crianças portuguesas que frequentam o 2º ciclo de um colégio do ensino público na região centro de Portugal. Foi aplicada a Escala de Stress Parental (Mixão, Leal, & Maroco, 2010) e um questionário sociodemográfico. Em geral, os resultados revelaram baixos níveis de stress parental. As preocupações parentais, a perceção de falta de controlo e a satisfação registaram valores abaixo do valor médio. A dimensão medos e angústias pontuou acima do valor médio. As mães evidenciaram maiores preocupações parentais. A idade cronológica e o estado civil não se mostraram relacionadas com o stress parental. Os pais com maiores ren...

Families of patients with low consciousness have an important role in supporting them and should acquire the necessary capability for patient care. Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of family-centered interventions on the self-efficacy of the families of patients admitted to the intensive care units. Materials and Methods: This research was a randomized clinical trial with a pretest-posttest design conducted in intensive care units of hospitals in Khorram abad City, Iran, in 2019-2020. Seventy family members of patients were selected by convenience sampling and were assigned to the intervention (n=28) and control (n=28) groups by stratified random blocks. The study data were collected through the self-efficacy questionnaire and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The intervention was carried out using a family-centered model. The collected data were analyzed using the statistical tests of the Chi-square, independent t-test, and paired t-test. Also, the generalized linear model was used to compare changes in self-efficacy scores of the two study groups after adjusting demographic, anxiety, and depression variables. Results: Data analysis showed that most samples were male (53.8%) with a mean age of 38.15±8.68 years. The results showed a significant difference in the mean scores of selfefficacy, anxiety, and depression between the intervention and control groups (P=0.001). The intervention significantly increased the Mean±SD of caregivers' self-efficacy (40.14±14.35, P=0.001) in the intervention group. The results showed that the self-efficacy mean score of the intervention group was 36 scores higher than the caregivers' self-efficacy of the control group (95% CI; 20.6-51.4, P=0.028). Conclusion: The participation of family members of patients with low consciousness in the care of the patients in the intensive care unit has an effective role in the self-efficacy of caregivers of these patients.

Introduction: The challenges and difficulties of working in intensive care units put pressure on healthcare professionals, especially nurses. To support nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs), developing supportive climates in organizations may drive nurses towards increasing work engagement levels and other related factors.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between organizational support and the work engagement of nurses working in ICUs.
Materials and Methods: This correlational cross-sectional study was conducted on 140 nurses working in two governmental hospitals in Amman City, Jordan, from January to August 2021. The participants were selected with a simple random sampling method, and study data were collected using a 3-part questionnaire: demographics, the survey of perceived organizational support scale with 8 items, and the Utrecht work engagement scale with 9 items. Descriptive statistics, the independent t test, the Spearman correlation test, and hierarchal multiple linear regression analysis were performed to determine the contribution of perceived organizational support on nurses' work engagement. The significance level for all tests was set to be less than 0.05.
Results: About 53.6% of participants were male, 55% worked in medical-surgical intensive care units, and 45% were in cardiac care units. The results showed that the mean ± SD scores of perceived organizational support and work engagement were 29.53 ± 6.71 and 3.71 ± 0.88, respectively. Also, results showed no significant differences in perceived organizational support and work engagement based on nurses' socio-demographics or work-related factors. Finally, there was a significant positive weak correlation between perceived organizational support and work engagement (r= 0.23, P=0.002). The linear regression model showed that perceived organizational support could predict work engagement (R2 = 0.039).
Conclusions: Perceived organizational support among nurses working in ICUs is one of the important factors in increasing work engagement. Findings have several implications for nurses in different settings. Jordanian health policymakers must take action to improve nurses' perception of organizational support and consequently increase nurses' work engagement.

Prematurity refers to the birth of a baby before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. This can be related to considerable parental anxiety and mental status changes. Anxiety can manifest as worrying thoughts, feelings of tension, and altered vital signs. This review aims to analyze the relationship between premature birth and parental anxiety, focusing on the emotional status of both mothers and fathers. The review was performed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis 2020 guidelines. A search was undertaken in PubMed, PubMed Central, MEDLINE, and ScienceDirect. Screening of articles was carried out to find relevant and appropriate articles. Articles were then quality-checked before inclusion. Our analysis showed that mothers of preterm infants had greater symptoms of anxiety, and comorbid anxiety and depression, than mothers of term infants. Mothers of preterm infants 5 years after discharge showed long-term consequences of stress and anxiety, inclu...

Introduction: Premature birth is highly stressful for parents. Nursing support is crucial for premature infants. Parental satisfaction is a vital indicator of the quality of care provided by nurses. Therefore, determining the factors related to parental satisfaction is important in nursing care. Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between social support and parentschr(&#39;39&#39;) satisfaction with the medical care provided to their premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Materials and Methods: This is an analytical/correlational study. Participants were 130 parents of premature infants admitted to the NICUs in three hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. They were selected based on a convenience sampling method. Tarkka’s Social Support Questionnaires and the Neonatal Index of Parent Satisfaction were used for collecting data. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and T-test, Chi-square test...

Many pregnant women experience discomforts during their pregnancy that are not severe, but may reduce their well-being. These minor discomforts such as vomiting, heartburn, and leg cramps can be troublesome and may affect the women's quality of life. Objective: This research aims to determine the relationship between socio-demographic variables and minor discomforts in pregnancy. Materials and Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Participants were 202 pregnant women in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Systematic sampling was used for their recruitment. A self-report questionnaire was used for surveying socio-demographic characteristics and assessing the pattern and severity of minor discomforts. Chi-square(X 2) test and ordinal logistic regression analysis were used for analyzing the collected data at 95% Confidence Interval(CI). Results: The age range of most women (42.1%) was 20-24 years. Most of them had their 2-4 th pregnancy(37.6%) and a tertiary education (62.4%). There was a significant relationship between the variables of age, number of pregnancies and occupation and the occurrence of minor discomforts in pregnancy (P<0.05). There was a significant relationship between the occupation and duration of minor discomforts (P<0.05), and between educational levels and mode of treatment for minor discomforts (P=0.05). The Odds Ratios(OR) in ordinal logistic regression models indicated that with one unit change in age, number of pregnancies and occupation, the duration of minor discomforts was 1.05(95% CI; 0.457-1.722, P=0.0001), 1.07(95% CI; 0.316-2.021, P=0.0001) and 1.07(95% CI; 0.662-2.063, P=0.0001) times more likely to change, respectively. Conclusion: Healthcare professionals should consider the factors of age, number of pregnancies, and occupation when providing care to pregnant women. More research to address the minor discomforts in pregnancy is recommended using different methods.

Introduction: Premature birth is highly stressful for parents. Nursing support is crucial for premature infants. Parental satisfaction is a vital indicator of the quality of care provided by nurses. Therefore, determining the factors related to parental satisfaction is important in nursing care. Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between social support and parentschr(&#39;39&#39;) satisfaction with the medical care provided to their premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Materials and Methods: This is an analytical/correlational study. Participants were 130 parents of premature infants admitted to the NICUs in three hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. They were selected based on a convenience sampling method. Tarkka’s Social Support Questionnaires and the Neonatal Index of Parent Satisfaction were used for collecting data. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and T-test, Chi-square test...

Background: Premature birth and infant hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is stressful for parents; therefore, training and supporting couples with the aim of reducing stress are very important. Objectives: The present study aimed at investigating the effect of family-centered educational, supportive intervention on parental stress of premature infants hospitalized in the NICU. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on the eligible parents of 80 premature infants admitted to the NICU ward of Ali-ibn Abitaleb Hospital in Zahedan, in two groups of 40 intervention and control. Samples were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two groups. The intervention group received five sessions of a family-centered educational support program in five days, with an average of 60 minutes per session, and the control group received only routine training and care. Data were collected using the Parental Stress scale (PSS) questionnaire with ap...

Premature birth is highly stressful for parents. Nursing support is crucial for premature infants. Parental satisfaction is a vital indicator of the quality of care provided by nurses. Therefore, determining the factors related to parental satisfaction is important in nursing care. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social support and parents' satisfaction with the medical care provided to their premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Materials and Methods: This is an analytical/correlational study. Participants were 130 parents of premature infants admitted to the NICUs in three hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. They were selected based on a convenience sampling method. Tarkka's Social Support Questionnaires and the Neonatal Index of Parent Satisfaction were used for collecting data. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and t-test, Chi-square test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation test. Results: It was reported that 55.38% of the infants were females, with a Mean±SD birth weight of 1880.97±544.85 gr and a mean gestational age of 32.07±2.41 weeks. The Mean±SD age of their mothers and fathers was 31.25±5.12 and 35.03±5.66 years, respectively. The highest level of social support in mothers and fathers was related to emotional support (3.65±0.69 in mothers and 3.29±0.57 in fathers), while the lowest level of social support was related to concrete support (3.32±0.80 in mothers and 3.16±0.65 in fathers). Mothers perceived higher social support than fathers. They also had more satisfaction with medical care (3.88±0.81 in mothers and 3.63±0.69 in fathers). There was a significant relationship between social support and parental satisfaction (r=0.791, P<0.05). Conclusion: Parents of premature infants need more social support, especially concrete aid. Therefore, planning to promote social support of parents, especially fathers, by nurses in the NICUs seems necessary.