STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION AMONG INDONESIAN PRETERM INFANTS MOTHERS Salsabila Putri Hardiansyah (a), Haryatiningsih Purwandari (b), Annas Sumeru (b)
a) School of Nursing, Jenderal Soedirman University
Jalan Dr. Soeparno Karangwangkal, Purwokerto 53123 Central Java, Indonesia
*putri.hardiansyah[at]mhs.unsoed.ac.id
b) Faculty of Nursing
Jalan Dr. Soeparno Karangwangkal, Purwokerto 53123 Central Java, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Preterm infants were susceptible to numerous health issues. This condition may lead to mothers psychological symptoms such as stress, anxiety, and depression. However, the limited study explored these phenomena among Indonesian preterm infant mothers. Purpose: This study was intended to explore maternal stress, anxiety, and depression among Indonesian preterm infant mothers. Method: The study design was descriptive research. The sample was recruited using convenience sampling involving 26 preterm infant mothers from one public hospital located in Banyumas Regency, Indonesia. The maternal stress and anxiety were measured using DASS, and the maternal depression was measured by EPDS. The univariate analysis was used as the statistical method. Results: Surprisingly, the study showed that most of the mothers did not experience stress (61.5%), not experienced anxiety (76.9%) and not experienced (92.3%). This result may relate to the maturity of mothers when delivering preterm infants, having an education equal to senior high school, not working, and having a previous delivery history. Conclusion: The Indonesian preterm infants mothers do not show stress, anxiety, and depression. The mothers demographic data may relate to this finding. Therefore, nurses who work at level 1,2,3 neonatal care has to assess the mothers^ demographic data to screen the potential for mothers to experience the maternal psychosocial problem after the delivery of preterm infants.
