ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2026
A retrospective study on post-traumatic stress disorder in fathers of preterm infants in the NICU and the effectiveness of kangaroo care intervention.
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with the occurrence of screen-positive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in fathers of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the effects of the application of kangaroo care measures. Methods: This study comprised two components: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis to identify factors associated with PTSD in fathers of NICU preterm infants, and a prospective, quasi-experimental pre-post intervention study to evaluate the effects of kangaroo care. For the cross-sectional part, 251 fathers were included and grouped based on the Chinese version of the Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire (PPQ-C) scores (screen-positive group, Results: Significant differences were found in illness uncertainty, social support, depressed mood, infant birth weight, paternal occupation, and education level ( Conclusion: The risk of screening positive for PTSD symptoms and uncertainty of illness, social support, depressive symptoms, child birth weight, occupation, and education level are all independent risk factors. Screening high-risk groups using a nomogram prediction model and implementing kangaroo care interventions were associated with improvements in these psychological outcomes. These findings provide a preliminary theoretical and empirical basis for clinical efforts to mitigate paternal PTSD risk, though further controlled studies are needed to confirm causal efficacy.
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