Effects of Family Participatory Nursing on Clinical Outcomes of Premature Infants in NICU and Families’ Psychological Status
Table 4
Comparison of clinical outcomes between the two groups [n (%), x̅ ± s].
Group
Number of subjects
Discharge weight (g)
Discharge weight Z-value
NBNA score (points) after 7 days of hospitalization
BSID score at 15 months of age (points)
MDI
PDI
Observation group
72
2.19 ± 0.24
1.245 ± 0.952
37.31 ± 3.89
96.47 ± 9.28
88.61 ± 9.92
Control group
78
2.07 ± 0.33
1.617 ± 0.916
35.63 ± 2.76
90.17 ± 8.53
81.43 ± 9.68
t-value
2.529
2.422
3.069
4.332
4.485
-value
0.013
0.017
0.003
<0.001
<0.001
Note: NBNA is Neonatal Behavioral Neurometry Scale, BSID is Bailey Infant Development Scale, MDI is Mental Development Index, and PDI is Psychomotor Development Index.