Epidemiology and Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in Parents of Hospitalized Neonates

Nanjing Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Comprehensive intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01310634

NMU-FY2011-236

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall goal of this project is to elucidate the epidemiology of anxiety and depression in parents of hospitalized neonates and test a comprehensive intervention program to prevent anxiety and depression in parents in this setting.

Full description

Parents of hospitalized neonates experience high stress levels and feelings of helplessness in the neonatal ward and often concern for the health and well being of their fragile infant. Parental stress associated with admission to the neonatal ward of infants has been extensively studied in developed countries for many years, but rarely have epidemiological and intervention studies been reported in Chinese parents of hospitalized neonates. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the epidemiology of anxiety and depression in parents of hospitalized neonates and test a comprehensive intervention program to prevent anxiety and depression in parents in a Chinese hospital.

Enrollment: 600 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Speaks and reads Chinese
• No severe handicapping conditions or mental diseases
• Informed consent, no medical dispute
• Infants born within 28 days to be cared in the neonatal ward for at least 24 hours

Exclusion criteria

• Significant mental health history
• Newborns died within a week after hospitalization

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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600 participants in 2 patient groups

Comprehensive intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Parents of hospitalized neonates received Comprehensive intervention program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Comprehensive intervention

Conventional treatment

Other group

Description:

Usual educational program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Comprehensive intervention