The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a journaling program on rates of anxiety and depression in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
At the time of consent, the participant parent will be randomized into either the control or intervention groups. The control group will complete the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire at the start of the study. After two weeks or at the time of discharge, the control group will complete the HADS questionnaire again.
Parents randomized into the intervention group be given verbal instructions to use a journal how/when they choose for the duration of the intervention period
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Change in HADS anxiety score
The HADS is a fourteen item scale that generates: Seven of the items relate to anxiety and seven relate to depression. The range of scores for anxiety is 0 to 21. A score of 0 is no anxiety. A score of 1-7 indicates some anxiety. A score of greater than or equal to 8 is the cut-off for clinical anxiety.
Time frame: Baseline to 2-4 weeks
Change in HADS depression score
The HADS is a fourteen item scale that generates: Seven of the items relate to depression and seven relate to anxiety. The range of scores for depression is 0 to 21. A score of 0 is no depression. A score of 1-7 indicates some depression. A score of greater than or equal to 8 is the cut-off for clinical depression.
Time frame: Baseline to 2-4 weeks
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