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@article{Malouf:2022:10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101233,
author = {Malouf, R and Harrison, S and Burton, HAL and Gale, C and Stein, A and Franck, LS and Alderdice, F},
doi = {10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101233},
journal = {EClinicalMedicine},
title = {Prevalence of anxiety and post-traumatic stress (PTS) among the parents of babies admitted to neonatal units: a systematic review and meta-analysis},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101233},
volume = {43},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - BackgroundParents of babies admitted to neonatal units (NNU) are exposed to a range of potentially distressing experiences, which can lead to mental health symptoms such as increased anxiety and post-traumatic stress (PTS). This review aimed to describe how anxiety and PTS are defined and assessed, and to estimate anxiety and PTS prevalence among parents of babies admitted to NNU.MethodMedline, Embase, PsychoINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health literature were searched to identify studies published prior to April 14, 2021. Included studies were assessed using Hoy risk of bias tool. A random-effects model was used to estimate pooled prevalence with 95% CIs. Potential sources of variation were investigated using subgroup analyses and meta-regression. The review is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020162935).FindingsFifty six studies involving 6,036 parents met the review criteria; 21 studies assessed anxiety, 35 assessed PTS, and 8 assessed both. The pooled prevalence of anxiety was 41.9% (95%CI:30.9, 53.0) and the pooled prevalence of PTS was 39.9% (95%CI:30.8, 48.9) among parents up to one month after the birth. Anxiety prevalence decreased to 26.3% (95%CI:10.1, 42.5) and PTS prevalence to 24.5% (95%CI:17.4, 31.6) between one month and one year after birth. More than one year after birth PTS prevalence remained high 27.1% (95%CI:20.7, 33.6). Data on anxiety at this time point were limited. There was high heterogeneity between studies and some evidence from subgroup and meta-regression analyses that study characteristics contributed to the variation in prevalence estimates.InterpretationThe prevalence of anxiety and PTS was high among parents of babies admitted to NNU. The rates declined over time, although they remained higher than population prevalence estimates for women in the perinatal period. Implementing routine screening would enable early diagnosis and effective intervention.FundingThis research is funded by the National Institute for Health Res
AU - Malouf,R
AU - Harrison,S
AU - Burton,HAL
AU - Gale,C
AU - Stein,A
AU - Franck,LS
AU - Alderdice,F
DO - 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101233
PY - 2022///
SN - 2589-5370
TI - Prevalence of anxiety and post-traumatic stress (PTS) among the parents of babies admitted to neonatal units: a systematic review and meta-analysis
T2 - EClinicalMedicine
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101233
UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000747850800018&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00514-9/fulltext
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/95843
VL - 43
ER -
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