Table 4. Parent Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) scores for the pre- and postimplementation web camera groups and Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS:NICU) mean scores for the parent postimplementation group.
| Preimplementation | Postimplementation | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DASS 21, n (%) | ||||||
| Depression | .83 | |||||
| Normal | 34 (79) | 40 (78) | ||||
| Mild | 4 (9) | 7 (14) | ||||
| Moderate | 5 (12) | 3 (6) | ||||
| Severe | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | ||||
| Extremely severe | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Total | 43 | 51 | ||||
| Normal vs any depression | .94 | |||||
| Normal | 34 (79) | 40 (78) | ||||
| Any depression | 9 (21) | 11 (22) | ||||
| Total | 43 | 51 | ||||
| Anxiety | .42 | |||||
| Normal | 29 (67) | 35 (69) | ||||
| Mild | 8 (19) | 8 (16) | ||||
| Moderate | 1 (2) | 5 (10) | ||||
| Severe | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | ||||
| Extremely severe | 5 (12) | 2 (4) | ||||
| Total | 43 | 51 | ||||
| Normal vs any anxiety | .90 | |||||
| Normal | 29 (67) | 35 (69) | ||||
| Any anxiety | 14 (33) | 16 (31) | ||||
| Total | 43 | 51 | ||||
| Stress | .48 | |||||
| Normal | 28 (65) | 37 (73) | ||||
| Mild | 9 (21) | 8 (16) | ||||
| Moderate | 3 (7) | 4 (8) | ||||
| Severe | 2 (5) | 2 (4) | ||||
| Extremely severe | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Total | 43 | 51 | ||||
| Normal vs any stress | .44 | |||||
| Normal | 28 (65) | 37 (73) | ||||
| Any stress | 15 (35) | 14 (28) | ||||
| Total | 43 | 51 | ||||
| PSS:NICU, mean (SD) | N/Aa | |||||
| Looks and behavior (n=47) | N/A | 2.65 (1.50) | ||||
| Parental role (n=49) | N/A | 2.74 (1.35) | ||||
N/A: not applicable.