Childbearing culture: a prominent context in the process of maternal role attainment in Iranian mothers with preterm neonates.

Transition to the role of mothering is one of the most important events in a woman's life. While childbirth is a biological event, pregnancy and the experiences around it are more influenced by social structure, which is shaped by cultural perceptions and practices. The aim of this study was to explore cultural context during maternal role attainment in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Iran. The study was part of a grounded theory study on how the mothers of preterm neonates go through maternal role attainment. Data collection was carried out by purposeful sampling from 20 participants (15 mothers of preterm neonates and 5 NICU nurses). Data were analysed according to Corbin and Strauss's (2015) approach. Four categories of childbearing culture emerged: 'The necessity of childbearing', 'Childbearing rituals', 'Maternal persistent presence' and 'Attitudes and religious beliefs'. The findings showed that the special beliefs and practices in Iranian culture affected all of the participants' reactions to mothering process. Culture is one of the most important factors affecting the development of motherhood in Iran. In order to provide sensitive and culturally appropriate care, nurses should be aware of the general impact of cultural norms and values on the process of maternal role attainment and strive to meet the cultural needs of all mothers.

Emotional disorganization: The prominent experience of Iranian mothers with preterm neonate: A qualitative study.

When a preterm neonate is born and needs to be taken care of in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the mother experiences a different process of mothering. A grounded theory study was conducted to explore the maternal role attainment in mothers of preterm infants. The authors of this paper report the most prominent experience of Iranian mothers with preterm neonates during their stay in the NICU that emerged as part of the process of maternal role attainment. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews with mothers in the NICU. We found four categories as emerged from experiences that formed the concept of "emotional disorganization". We argue that these findings can help caregivers and nurses to provide sensitive and supportive care to mothers of preterm neonates.

Facilitators and barriers to self-management in Iranian men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study.

INTRODUCTION: Self-management, as the most common method of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management, is not an isolated behaviour, but a set of physical, social, cultural, psychological and existential factors affecting it. AIM: This study aimed to explore the facilitators and barriers to self-management in men with COPD in the unique social, cultural, political and economic context of Iran. METHODS: This paper reports part of the findings of a qualitative grounded theory study aimed at exploring the process of self-management in Iranian men with COPD, which was conducted in Iran from January 2019 to July 2023. Participants included men with COPD, their family members and pulmonologists. The selection of participants in this research began with the purposeful sampling method. Data was collected using semistructured interviews. Data collection continued until the data saturation was achieved. A total of 15 interviews were conducted with nine patients, three family members of patients and three pulmonologists. The data was analysed using the constant comparative analysis method. RESULTS: The findings of this study showed that knowledge, education, experience, family involvement and financial support are the factors that facilitate self-management. Factors related to deficits include lack of education, lack of treatment support, family cooperation deficit, financial problems, medication obtaining problems and factors related to disease impacts include specific nature of the disease, residual effect, comorbidity and factors related to negative patients characteristics include false beliefs, poor self-efficacy, feeling shame and non-adherence are barriers to self-management in men with COPD. CONCLUSION: Based on results of this study, healthcare providers and health planners can strengthen the factors that facilitate self-management and weaken or remove the barriers to self-management, so that these patients use self-management strategies with maximum capacity to control the disease.

The effect of M technique massage on behavioral state and weight gain in preterm neonates: A randomized controlled trial.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of M technique massage on behavioral state and weight gain in preterm neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This was a randomized controlled trial study in which a total of 64 preterm neonates were randomly allocated to intervention and control group. Intervention group received M technique massage and control group received routine care. Neonatal weight and behavioral state were measured for two weeks. After intervention, no statistically significant difference was found between groups in terms of neonatal weight (mean difference: 44.03, 95% CI [-180.66, 268.74]). At baseline, the mean score for behavioral state response was 5.84 ± 2.20 (mean ± SD) in control group and 5.68 ± 2.15 (mean ± SD) in intervention group and the difference was not significant (mean difference: 0.16, 95% CI [-1.21, 1.52]), but 2 weeks later, and also, after intervention, a statistically significant difference was found between groups (mean difference: 2.16, 95% CI [1.19, 3.17]) and (mean difference: 3.03, 95% CI [2.15, 3.91]), respectively, meaning that it was significantly lower in intervention group compared with control group. According to the findings, massage with M technique in premature neonates can have a positive effect on behavioral state, but no effect on their weight gain.

The effect of gentle human touch during endotracheal suctioning on procedural pain response in preterm infant admitted to neonatal intensive care units: a randomized controlled crossover study.

BACKGROUND: Neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit are frequently subjected to painful procedures. Non-pharmacological pain control techniques are useful for reducing procedural pain. Touch as one of the aspects of developmental care used to reduce neonatal pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of gentle human touch during endotracheal suctioning on procedural pain response in preterm neonates. METHODS: This was a clinical trial study with a crossover design. The study was conducted in a level III NICU in a hospital, affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences. Thirty-four neonates were enrolled in this study based on inclusion criteria. The samples were randomly received a sequence of suctioning with/without or suctioning without/with gentle human touch. Preterm Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) was used to collect the data. SPSS version 22 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: 85.3% of neonates experienced moderate and 8.8% severe pain during suctioning without intervention, and only 64.7% of them experienced moderate and 2.9% severe pain during suctioning with intervention. The results of the paired t-test show that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of pain in nonintervention and intervention cases (p < .002), and the mean pain score substantially reduced in cases with intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Results from this study showed that the pain due to suctioning procedure is considerably reduced by applying Gentle Human Touch. And nurses can use this method as one of the non-pharmacological methods of pain management.

Self-reinforcement: Coping strategies of Iranian mothers with preterm neonate during maternal role attainment in NICU; A qualitative study.

INTRODUCTION: Having a preterm neonate in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is one of the most stressful experience for parents. In facing these stressors, mothers need to find ways to adapt and control resources to maintain stability. The aim of this paper is to report coping strategies of mothers with preterm neonate during maternal role attainment in NICU. METHODS: This paper reports a part of the findings of a grounded theory study that investigated how the mothers of preterm neonates go through maternal role attainment. The data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 mothers with preterm neonate admitted to the NICU and 5 nurses working in NICU. Data were analyzed according to Corbin and Strauss's (2015) approach using constant comparative analysis technique. FINDINGS: Four themes, emerged from experiences of the participants, formed the concept of "Self-reinforcement" as the prominent strategy of mothers: "support seeking", "Spiritual getting in the mood", "Hope creation" and "Getting energy from the baby". CONCLUSION: These findings showed that mothers use strategies to calm and support themselves and their neonates, and recognize that their lives had changed and need to adjust to their new circumstances.

The association between health literacy, social support and self-efficacy in mothers of preterm neonates.

BACKGROUND: Health literacy, social support and self-efficacy are important concepts in mothers of preterm neonates. The purpose of study was to determine the association between health literacy, social support and self-efficacy of mothers of preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS: This descriptive correlational study was conducted from November 2017 to January 2019 on 200 mothers of preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of selected hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Data were collected using demographic, maternal health literacy, maternal self-efficacy and multidimensional scale of perceived social support questionnaires. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential tests (Pearson correlation coefficient) using SPSS-PC (v.23) and R software. RESULTS: The data showed 23.5% of mothers had high likelihood of low health literacy, 45.5% had possibility of low health literacy and 31% had adequate with mean score 2.57 ± 1.28. Also, 9.5% of participants had low perceived social support, 62.5% moderate perceived social support and 28% high perceived social support. Maternal self-efficacy score was 52.54 ± 8.06. Pearson's correlation coefficient analyses revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between maternal health literacy and social support (r = 0.304, p < .001). Also maternal health literacy was positively correlated with the self-efficacy (r = 0.292, p < .001) and self-efficacy was positively correlated with social support (r = 0.440, p < .001). CONCLUSION: Health literacy, social support and self-efficacy of mothers of preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in Iran are related together. Therefore, neonatal care nurses need to note this in care of this clients and adopt strategies to enhance them.

Maternal Role Attainment in Mothers with Term Neonate: A Hybrid Concept Analysis.

BACKGROUND: A review of the literature shows that there is little consensus on the practical definition of maternal role attainment in the field of neonatal nursing care. The initial interaction between mother and neonate most often begins in the hospital and can be influenced by neonatal nurses, so it is necessary to clarify this concept in nursing. The purpose of this study was to show the basic characteristics and practical definition of maternal role attainment in mothers with term neonate in a new context. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study used a hybrid model three-step concept analysis: theoretical, fieldwork, and final analysis phases. At theoretical phase, articles indexed in credential databases were searched using keywords. Totally, 33 articles were analyzed. At fieldwork phase, 12 participants were interviewed. At final phase, the findings of the two earlier phases were analyzed. The study lasted from August to November 2018. After determining the attributes, antecedents, and consequences, a final definition of maternal role attainment was introduced. RESULTS: The concept of maternal role attainment was defined as "a developmentally, interactive, adaptive, and committed multi-dimensional process based on the discovery of pregnancy, characteristics of the mother, receiving social support, which leads to maternal identity, formation of maternal skills, resiliency, development of newborn, improvement of mother-newborn interactions and increased well-being of the mother". CONCLUSIONS: This study identifies the concept of maternal role attainment in nursing, providng a good basis for evaluating and applying this concept.

The effect of facilitated tucking position during endotracheal suctioning on physiological responses and coping with stress in premature infants: a randomized controlled crossover study.

OBJECTIVE: Premature infants respond more intensively to pain compared with term infants. Facilitated tucking position as a non-pharmacological method of pain in infants has been suggested; however, its effect on acute procedural pain such as endotracheal suctioning remains to be studied. This study examined the effect of facilitated tucking position during suctioning on physiological responses and coping with stress in premature infants. METHODS: This was a randomized controlled crossover study. Thirty-four premature infants received an order of either suctioning with intervention - suctioning without intervention, or suctioning without intervention - suctioning with intervention. Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) was used to collect the data. RESULTS: No statistical significant difference was seen between intervention and non-intervention cases in terms of the average time duration to reach the pain score to one or zero, and also, in the average of changes in oxygen saturation. However, changes in heart rate were less in intervention cases. CONCLUSION: The effect of facilitated tucking position on coping with stress was not found in this study. This non-pharmacological strategy can be suggested because of its effect on reducing changes in heart rate during painful procedure. It is suggested to replicate the study with larger number of samples.

The effect of facilitated tucking during endotracheal suctioning on procedural pain in preterm neonates: a randomized controlled crossover study.

BACKGROUND: Premature infants not only feel and understand the pain, but also respond more intensively compared with term infants. Non-pharmacological methods of pain control are suitable to relieve pain in painful procedures. The facilitated tucking position is considered as a non-pharmacological method of pain control in infants; however, its impact on frequent and repeated procedural pain such as endotracheal suctioning remains to be studied. OBJECTIVES: This paper is the report of a study that examined the impact of facilitated tucking position on behavioral pain during suctioning in premature neonates. DESIGN: This was a clinical trial study with a crossover design. SETTINGS: The study was conducted in a level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, located in a teaching hospital, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty four infants were enrolled in this study based on the following inclusion criteria: age between 29 to 37 weeks of gestational age, birth weight 1200 grams or more, having an endotracheal tube, no congenital anomalies, no seizures diagnosis, no chest tubes, no intracranial hemorrhage higher than degree II, not receiving opiates and sedatives four hours before intervention and not receiving any painful procedure at least half an hour before the intervention. METHODS: The samples were randomly received a sequence of suctioning with/without or suctioning without/with facilitated tucking. Preterm Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) was used to collect the data. SPSS version 16.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: While 38.2% of infants experienced severe pain during suctioning without intervention, only 8.8% of them experienced severe pain during suctioning with intervention. The results of the paired t-test show that there is a statistically significant difference in the mean scores of pain between non-intervention and intervention cases (p < 0.001), and the mean pain score substantially reduced in cases with intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Given the multiplicity of endotracheal suctioning frequency and the impossibility of frequent use of pharmacological methods of pain relief, the facilitated tucking position can be used as a safe non-pharmacological method for procedural pain management.