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Comparative Study
Parent bed spaces in the PICU: effect on parental stress.
- Andrea B Smith, Glenda C Hefley, and K J S Anand.
- Office of Grants and Research Administration, Cook Children'S Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
- Pediatr Nurs. 2007 May 1; 33 (3): 215-21.
AbstractThe purpose of this comparative descriptive study was to identify the impact of providing a parent bed space in the PICU, allowing for continual parental presence, on stress of the parents of critically ill children. Data were collected from parents (n = 86) at two children's hospitals 3 months prior to the opening of new PICUs with parent bed spaces. Following a transition period, data were collected from a sample of parents (n = 92) who had used the parent bed to stay overnight with their child. Parental stress was measured with the Parental Stressor Scale: Pediatric Intensive Care (PSS: PICU). Stress scores were significantly lower (p = .02) for parents who utilized the parent beds in the new PICUs. New PICU environments that facilitate continual parental presence may reduce parental stress related to a child's hospitalization.
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