Illness uncertainty among fathers of NICU premature infants and its influencing factors
ZHANG Tingting
ZHOU Liying
Abstract：Objective To explore the level of illness uncertainty among fathers of the neonatal intensive care unit(NICU)premature infants and analyze its influencing factors.Methods Totally 236 fathers of premature infant in NICU were selected,and surveyed using a general condition questionnaire,the Chinese version of the illness uncertainty parental scale,and the simplified coping style questionnaire.Results The total score of illness uncertainty was(77.54±10.25)points,and the scores of the positive and negative coping dimension were(25.28±5.66)points and(9.40±3.08)points,respectively.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the gestational age of premature infants,educational level of premature fathers,positive and negative coping were the main influencing factors(R2 =0.322,△R2 =0.307,F=21.806,P=0.021).Conclusion Fathers of premature infants are of high illness uncertainty.Therefore,medical staff should take effective measures to lower their level of illness uncertainty and promote their physical and mental health.
Keywords：Premature infantsFatherIllness uncertaintyCoping styleInfluencing factor
Publication Date：2024-05-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 269-272,281 )