Research Article
Effects of Family Participatory Nursing on Clinical Outcomes of Premature Infants in NICU and Families’ Psychological Status
Table 1
Comparison of general clinical data between the two groups [n (%), x̅ ± s].
| | Item | | Observation group (n = 72) | Control (n = 78) | t/χ2 value | -value |
| | Sex | Male | 40 (55.56) | 41 (52.56) | 0.135 | 0.713 | | Female | 32 (44.44) | 37 (47.44) | | |
| | Gestational age (weeks) | | 31.17 ± 2.38 | 30.92 ± 2.06 | 0.689 | 0.492 | | Birth weight (kg) | | 1.38 ± 0.26 | 1.40 ± 0.31 | 0.4296 | 0.671 | | Apgar score (points) | 1 min | 7.89 ± 1.64 | 7.95 ± 1.59 | 0.227 | 0.820 | | 5 min | 8.91 ± 1.63 | 8.94 ± 1.52 | 0.116 | 0.907 |
| | Mode of delivery | Transvaginal | 46 (63.89) | 45 (57.69) | 0.602 | 0.438 | | Cesarean section | 26 (36.11) | 33 (42.31) | | | | Maternal age (years) | | 30.13 ± 4.97 | 28.85 ± 5.06 | 1.561 | 0.121 | | Father’s education level | Junior high school and below | 3 (4.17) | 5 (6.41) | | 0.826 | | High school/secondary school | 27 (37.50) | 30 (38.46) | | | | College degree or above | 42 (58.33) | 43 (55.13) | | |
| | Maternal education level | Junior high school and below | 3 (4.17) | 5 (6.41) | | 0.480 | | High school/secondary school | 25 (34.72) | 33 (42.31) | | | | College degree or above | 44 (61.11) | 40 (51.28) | | |
| | Participating family | Father | 5 (6.94) | 6 (7.69) | 0.031 | 0.861 | | Mother | 67 (93.06) | 72 (92.31) | | |
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Note: Fisher’s exact probability test. |
