Korean J Child Health Nurs.  2003 Jan;9(1):18-27.

The Educational Needs and Perception of the Mothers of High Risk Infant and Normal Neonate

• Lee MJ
• Suh HS
• Hong YH
• Kim SY
• Yoo EJ
• Park SJ

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare the educational needs and perception of mothers of normal neonates and high risk infants. This research was designed as a descriptive study. Data were collected for two months from April 2002 to March 2002. Subjects were 41 mothers of high risk infants and 60 mothers of normal neonates in one general hospital in Seoul participated in the study. Measurement tools used in this study were the educational needs scale developed by Cho Kyoul Ja et al and the neonatal perceptive inventories scale developed by Broussard. They ask mothers to rate each item on a four point Likert type scale. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 8.0 program. The variables were listed as frequency, mean, standard deviation, X2 test, t-test, ANOVA. The results were as follows: The educational needs of the mothers of primi pregnancy was higher than the mothers of multi pregnancy. The educational needs on management of diseases such as prevention of infection, symptoms of disease, mental development, attachment promotion, congenital metabolism test, management of convulsion, care of vomiting and fever were higher than general care of infants such as immunization, measurement of temperature, hiccough care, follow up care. The informations must be included in nursing intervention program to reduce the mothers' stress level. In conclusion, in order to promote positive mother infant relationship, nurse need to give information and educate the mothers of high risk infant and normal neonate.

MeSH Terms

Equipment and Supplies
Fever
Hiccup
Hospitals, General
Humans
Immunization
Infant*
Infant, Newborn*
Metabolism
Mothers*
Nursing
Pregnancy
Seizures
Seoul
Vomiting
Child Health