UNASSIGNED: A cross-sectional study of 47 participants who had an infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during the pandemic was completed. Participants ranked several statements on a Likert scale to assess mental health, technology use, and COVID-19-related stress during their infant\'s stay in the NICU.
UNASSIGNED: Mental health wellness scores were negatively associated with COVID-19-related stress (rs - 0.40, p = .015). The most prevalent stressor was hospital visitation restriction. Higher COVID-19-related stress was associated with greater use of text and video chat [(rs0.35, p = 0.016) and (rs0.33, p = .025)]. Enjoyment of technology use and access to technology were positively associated with higher mental health wellness scores [(rs0.42, p = .003) and (rs0.38, p = .009)].
UNASSIGNED: Social uses of technology were valuable in a cohort of parents with infants hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNASSIGNED: Technology is a tool that can help parents cope with the stress of having a hospitalized infant. Digital literacy and technology access should be promoted in the post-pandemic landscape to help parents of infants in the NICU attain more benefit from these resources.
■完成了一项针对47名参与者的横断面研究,这些参与者在大流行期间在新生儿重症监护病房(NICU)中有婴儿。参与者在李克特量表上对几项陈述进行了排名,以评估心理健康,技术使用,和COVID-19相关的压力在婴儿入住NICU期间。
■心理健康健康评分与COVID-19相关压力呈负相关(rs-0.40,p=0.015)。最普遍的压力源是医院访问限制。较高的COVID-19相关压力与更多的文本和视频聊天使用相关[(rs0.35,p=0.016)和(rs0.33,p=0.025)]。享受技术使用和获得技术与较高的心理健康健康评分呈正相关[(rs0.42,p=.003)和(rs0.38,p=.009)]。
■在COVID-19大流行期间住院的婴儿的父母队列中,技术的社会用途很有价值。
■技术是一种工具,可以帮助父母应对住院婴儿的压力。应在大流行后的环境中促进数字素养和技术获取,以帮助NICU中婴儿的父母从这些资源中获得更多利益。