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. 2013 Feb 6;8(2):e54992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054992

Table 5. Meta-Analytic Results of Parents’ Mean PSS:NICU Scores.a .

Metric 1 Metric 2
95% CI 95% CI
Scale k (n) M Lower Upper Q I 2 k (n) M Lower Upper Q I 2
Sights and Sounds 11 (637) 2.48b 2.23 2.72 133.39** 92.50 8 (513) 2.43 2.28 2.59 22.63** 73.49
Infant Appearance 13 (991) 2.76 2.44 3.09 396.23** 96.97 8 (513) 2.70b 2.38 3.01 90.38** 93.36
Parental Role Alteration 12 (975) 3.22 2.82 3.61 506.02** 97.83 8 (513 3.11 2.54 3.67 282.92** 97.88
Staff Communication 7 (567) 1.85 1.40 2.31 213.64** 97.19 3 (179) 1.63 1.50 1.76 0.68 0.00
Total 9 (718) 2.68 2.21 3.14 716.90** 98.88 4 (426) 2.42b 2.03 2.81 117.34** 97.44
a

Population norms not available.

b

Probable publication bias.

*

P<.10.

**

P<.05.