Effects of Family Participatory Nursing on Clinical Outcomes of Premature Infants in NICU and Families’ Psychological Status

Table 6

Comparison of MPOC-20 scores between the two groups of children’s families (x̅ ± s (points).

Group	Number of subjects	Authorization and cooperation	Provide basic information	Provide special information related to children	Coordination and overall care	Respect and supportive care	Total score
Observation group	72	5.42 ± 0.71	5.53 ± 0.93	5.57 ± 0.94	5.53 ± 0.82	5.31 ± 0.79	27.36 ± 2.26
Control group	78	4.83 ± 0.97	4.79 ± 0.88	4.96 ± 0.98	4.97 ± 0.85	4.87 ± 0.86	24.42 ± 2.37
t-value		4.221	5.007	3.884	4.100	3.255	7.761
-value		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.001	<0.001