Table 4. Ten least important needs of fathers at admission and discharge.

Ten least important needs at admission (N = 48)	NFNI Subscale	Mean score	SD
To have pastor /clergy to visit	Support	2.08	1.217
To have someone to help bring me to the hospital	Support	2.33	1.191
To have a phone near the waiting area	Comfort	2.48	1.220
To have comfortable furniture	Comfort	2.71	1.031
To have support groups	Support	2.73	1.026
To have classes on premature infants	Information	2.79	1.237
To have a bathroom near the waiting area	Comfort	2.92	1.048
To feel alright to cry	Information	2.94	1.119
To be shown concern about my health	Support	2.96	1.220
To help with the reactions of my infant’s siblings	Support	2.96	1.220
Ten least important needs at discharge (N = 23)
To have a phone near the waiting area	Comfort	2.61	1.340
To have someone to help bring me to the hospital	Support	2.78	1.126
To have pastor /clergy to visita	Support	3.13	1.100
To be shown concern about my health	Support	3.17	0.937
To have a bathroom near the waiting area	Comfort	3.23	1.066
To have another person with them when visiting the NICU	Support	3.30	0.822
To have comfortable furnitureb	Comfort	3.43	0.843
To have support groups	Support	3.43	0.945
To have reading materials about my infant’s medical condition	Information	3.43	0.896
To help with the reactions of my infant’s siblings	Support	3.45	0.858

NFNI = Neonatal Family Needs Inventory

^a significantly more important at discharge (t = - 3.54, 95% CI (mean difference) = - 1.38 − -.36, p = .002)

^b significantly more important at discharge (t = -2.61, 95% CI (mean difference) = -1.09 − -.13, p = .016)