Perception of family-centered care, postpartum depression and psychological resilience in mothers whose babies and hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perception of neonatal family- centered care, postpartum depression, and psychological resilience in mothers whose premature infants were hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit. This descriptive and correlational study included 100 mothers. Data were collected between 18.04.2024 and 30.08.2024 using the "Descriptive Characteristics Form", "Family-Centered Care Scale in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit", "Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale" and "Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale". Independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis were used for data analysis. Ethics committee and institutional study approval were obtained to conduct the master's thesis study. Informed written consent was obtained from mothers whose infants were hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit. In this study, the mean total score of the "Family-Centered Care Scale in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" was 3.77±0.60, the mean score of the "dignity and respect" subscale was 3.67±0.68, the mean score of the "information sharing" subscale was 4.14±0.59, the mean score of the "participation" subscale was 4.04±0.74, and the mean score of the "collaboration" subscale was 3.29±0.84. The mean total score of the "Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale" was 10.24±6.41 and the mean total score of the "Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale" was 68.47±18.03. In the study, a positive and weakly significant relationship was observed between the mean total score of the "Family-Centered Care Scale in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" and the mean total score of the "Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale" (r=0.389; p<0.001). In addition, there was a negative and moderately significant relationship between the mean total score of the "Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale" and the mean total score of the "Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale" (r=-0.540; p<0.001). In this direction, it is recommended that newborn family-centered care practices should be expanded, mothers should be evaluated in terms of postpartum depression risk, and practices to strengthen psychological resilience should be carried out.