THE EFFECT OF MOTHER PRESENCE ON THEIR VIEWS’ TO PAIN CONTROL IN NEONATES IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

In NICU some painful procedures can be happened for neonates. Neonates pain
is a stressful experience to their parents. This research was done to determine the effect of mother
presence on their views to pain control in neonates in Intensive care units.
Materials & Methods: This research was a quasi experimental study. The sample based on pilot study
on 20 mother was 150. The instrument for data gathering was a questionnaire including demographic
variables and 24 MCQ questions that measured mothers’ views about neonates pain control before and
after their presence in NICU. To analyze the data, SPSS 18 was used and significant difference was
lower than 0. 05.
Result: There was significant difference in views before and after intervention (p<0. 001). Results
showed a relation between mothers age (21-30) and their views (p<0. 05). Linear regression results
showed visit times had affect on views (p<0. 002).
Conclusion: Mothers want to stay near their children if painful procedures decrease. Therefore, we
should try to limit invasive techniques and because of their important role in care, we can encourage
them to cooperate doing procedures