TY - JOUR
T1 - Preliminary Exploration of Caregiver Stress Responses after a Child’s Premature Delivery
AU - Lavine, Debbie
AU - Jewell, Vanessa D.
AU - Greiner, Bobbi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Caregivers frequently find the premature birth of a child as a crisis. This pilot study explored the perceived types of stress experienced by parents of premature infants and the impact on caregiving. Caregivers completed the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R; n = 4) and participated in a focus group (n = 3) or interview (n = 1). Caregivers’ total scores on the IES-R ranged from 2 to 42. Themes included: emotions experienced at birth through the present, occupational loss, and the role of occupational therapy in the home. Although preliminary, findings indicated caregivers experienced high levels of stress that may impact co-occupations with premature infants.
AB - Caregivers frequently find the premature birth of a child as a crisis. This pilot study explored the perceived types of stress experienced by parents of premature infants and the impact on caregiving. Caregivers completed the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R; n = 4) and participated in a focus group (n = 3) or interview (n = 1). Caregivers’ total scores on the IES-R ranged from 2 to 42. Themes included: emotions experienced at birth through the present, occupational loss, and the role of occupational therapy in the home. Although preliminary, findings indicated caregivers experienced high levels of stress that may impact co-occupations with premature infants.
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U2 - 10.1080/19411243.2021.1875387
DO - 10.1080/19411243.2021.1875387
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099745177
JO - Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
JF - Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
SN - 1941-1243
ER -