| NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| EPiNICU | Empowering parents in the NICU |
| PSS:NICU | Parental Stressor Scale |
| SOL | Stress occurrence level |
| OSL | Overall stress level |
| EPDS | Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale |
| STAI | State- Trait Anxiety Inventory |
| STAI y1 | State anxiety |
| STAI y2 | Trait anxiety |
| IPP-NICU | Index of Parental Participation |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| aOR | Adjusted odds ratio |
| CI | Confidence intervals |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| N | Absolute frequency |