| Stress |
Parental Stressor Scale for NICU (PSS:NICU) |
26 questions in three domains
Sights and Sounds (6 items) Infant Behaviour and Appearance (13 items) Parental Role Alteration (7 items). A final question about overall stress during NICU hospitalisation.
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Not specified |
1–5 for each question(total: 1–5) |
No recommendation in literature |
| Depression |
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) |
10 questions |
Last 7 days |
0–3 for each question(total: 0–30) |
For diagnosis of depression:≥ 12 Italy≥ 13 Brazil and Tanzania22,33
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| Anxiety |
EPDS-Anxiety subscale (EPDS-A) |
3 questions |
Last 7 days |
0 to 3 for each question(total: 0–9) |
For diagnosis of anxiety:≥ 634
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| State anxiety |
State Anxiety Inventory (STAI Y1) |
20 questions |
In the last 24/48 hour |
1–4 for each question(total 20–80) |
For diagnosis of anxiety: >40Anxiety level41–50: mild anxiety51–60: moderate anxiety>60: severe anxiety35,46
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| Traitanxiety |
Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI Y2) |
20 questions |
Not specified (describe how you generally feel) |
1–4 for each question(total 20–80) |
For diagnosis of anxiety: >40Anxiety level41–50: mild anxiety51–60: moderate anxiety>60: severe anxiety35,46
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| Participation to care |
Index of Parental Participation (IPP-NICU) |
30 questions in four domains
Daily Living (6 items) Providing Comfort (7 items) Advocating for Newborn Health (7 items); Technical Tasks (10 items).
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Previous 24 hours |
0–1 (yes or no) for each question(total 0–30, different maximum scores for each subdomain) |
No recommendation in literature |
