Support offered to newborns’ parents by the nursing team

Tosca, Christina Fiorini; Rimolo, Maitê Larini; Breigeiron, Márcia Koja

doi:10.1590/1806-93042020000100004

Christina Fiorini Tosca

Escola de Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8285-7635

Maitê Larini Rimolo

Serviço de Neonatologia. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9447-8539

Márcia Koja Breigeiron

Departamento Materno Infantil. Escola de Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Rua São Manoel, 963. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. CEP: 90. 040-060. E-mail: mbreigeiron@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6546-8868

Authors’ contribution

Tosca CF, Breigeiron MK participated in the study design, analysis and interpretation of data, as well as in drafting the manuscript. Tosca CF, Rimolo ML performed the data collection. Breigeiron MK revised the article critically. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript and are publicly responsible for the article content.

Variables	N	%
Age (years)
18-31	90	70.86
32-44	37	29.13
Sex
Female	97	76.37
Male	30	23.63
Marital status (women)
With partner	83	82.50
No partner	14	17.50
Years of study
<8	26	20.50
8 - 11	81	63.71
>11	20	15.75
Number of children
1	65	51.20
2-4	55	43.30
>4	7	5.50

Inpatient units	N	GA (weeks+days)	BW (grams)	LS (days)
Inpatient units	N	min-max	min-max	min-max
NICU	51	28+0 - 38+4	750 - 3.818	3 - 40
NIU	76	34+3 - 40+6	1.675 - 5.425	3 - 20

Support domains	Answers to questions (Likert type)
	Never		Rarely		Sometimes		Most of the time		Always
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Instrumental
Was sensitive to my child's special needs	1	0.8	0	-	7	5.5	36	28.3	83	65.4
Provided good care to my child	0	-	0	-	4	3.1	17	31.4	106	65.5
Appreciative
Guided me on how to comfort my child during or after procedures	7	5.5	8	6.3	12	9.4	33	26.0	67	52.8
Taught me how to take care of my child	3	2.4	1	0.8	8	6.3	33	26.0	82	64.6
Made me feel important as a mother/father.	1	0.8	1	0.8	10	7.9	26	20.5	89	70.1
Allowed my involvement in the care of my child whenever possible.	2	1.6	2	1.6	5	3.9	21	16.5	97	76.4
Informational
Said the names and roles of team members who cared for my child.	12	9.4	13	10.2	22	17.3	36	28.3	44	34.6
Let me decide whether
I wanted to stay or leave during technical procedures.	10	7.9	13	10.2	22	17.3	33	26.0	49	38.6
Encouraged me to ask questions about my child.	3	2.4	8	6.3	15	11.8	47	37.0	54	42.5
Explained my child's behavior and reactions.	1	0.8	2	1.6	15	11.8	32	25.2	77	60.6
Answered my questions satisfactorily or indicated someone who could do it.	1	0.8	0	-	13	10.2	32	25.2	81	63.8
Explained what was being done with my child (example: exams, treatments, medications, etc).	1	0.8	2	1.6	9	7.1	26	20.5	89	70.1
Emotional
Showed concern about my wellbeing (example: sleep, food, etc).	9	7.1	7	5.5	24	18.9	29	22.8	58	45.7
Offered space to talk about my feelings, anxieties or concerns.	4	3.1	6	4.7	25	19.7	33	26.0	59	46.5
Paid attention to my concerns or anxieties.	4	3.1	5	3.9	25	19.7	34	26.8	59	46.5

Support domains	Age^* * categories with cutoff point=32 (< 32 ≥) years.	Marital status	Years of study	Number of children
Instrumental	0.606	0.138	0.803	0.736
Appreciative	0.536	0.104	0.837	0.277
Emotional	0.745	0.623	0.488	0.547
Informational	0.964	0.319	0.763	0.828

	Instrumental	Appreciative	Informational	Emotional
Instrumental	-	0.487 p<0.001	0.536 p<0.001	0.400 p<0.001
Appreciative	-	-	0.717 p<0.001	0.563 p=0.01
Informational	-	-	-	0.570 p<0.001
Emotional	-	-	-	-

[1] Authors’ contribution

Tosca CF, Breigeiron MK participated in the study design, analysis and interpretation of data, as well as in drafting the manuscript. Tosca CF, Rimolo ML performed the data collection. Breigeiron MK revised the article critically. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript and are publicly responsible for the article content.