ArticleFlorence Nightingale journal of nursing2026
Parental Role Beliefs and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Related Stress Among Turkish Parents: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.
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aimThis study was conducted to determine and compare stress levels, parental role beliefs, and their associated factors among the parents of preterm infants hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit in İstanbul, Türkiye.
methodsThis descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study was carried out between April 2023 and April 2024 with both parents of 120 preterm infants hospitalized in the level-3 neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye. Data were collected using sociodemographic information forms, the Parental Stressor Scale:neonatal intensive care unit, and the neonatal intensive care unit Parental Beliefs Scale.
resultsBoth mothers and fathers of preterm infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit reported moderate levels of stress and parental role beliefs. On the Parental Stressor Scale:neonatal intensive care unit scale, Parental Role Alterations subscale scores were significantly higher among mothers compared to fathers (p = .001). In contrast, Parental Role Confidence subscale and total neonatal intensive care unit-Parental Beliefs Scale scores were higher among fathers (p = .001). Parental Stressor Scale:neonatal intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care unit-Parental Beliefs Scale scores were not correlated (p > .05). Neonatal intensive care unit-Parental Beliefs Scale scores were positively associated with maternal age ≥35 years among mothers and with lower birth weight (p = .021), lower gestational age at birth (p = .026), and greater subjective financial well-being (p = .004) among fathers.
conclusionNo significant relationship between parental stress and role belief scores was observed in this study. Maternal age, subjective financial well-being, and infant birth weight and gestational age were factors affecting parental belief scores in the neonatal intensive care unit setting. Family-centered care practices are needed to reduce parents' stress and strengthen their caregiving role beliefs. Cite this article as: Demir, E., Aykanat-Girgin, B., & .arık.ı, F. (2026). Parental role beliefs and neonatal intensive care unit-related stress among Turkish parents: A comparative cross-sectional study. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 34, 0414, doi:10.5152/FNJN.2026.25414.
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