title: The effect of empowerment program on "perceived readiness for discharge" of mothers of premature infants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Poor readiness of mothers to take care of their premature infant at the time of hospital discharge is associated with potential adverse consequences. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of empowerment program on "perceived readiness for discharge" of mothers of premature infants at the time of discharge.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi-experimental before-after study design with consecutive inclusion of all mother-child pairs was used to conduct the study. Eighty mothers and their premature infants (40 pairs of mother-infant in the experimental group and 40 pairs of mother-infant in the control group) were recruited in the study. The program to empower the parents was implemented as a 3-stage training plan for the experimental group. "Parent discharge readiness" questionnaire was completed by mothers before intervention and at discharge time, and was evaluated by nurses at discharge time. The groups were compared in terms of readiness for discharge according to the scores given by mothers and nurses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At discharge time, there was a statistically significant difference between technical readiness of control and experimental groups according to mothers' self-report (p < 0.001) and nurse evaluation (p < 0.0001). Also, there was a statistically significant difference between emotional readiness of mothers in control and experimental groups according to mothers' self-report (p < 0.0001) and nurse evaluation (p = 0.003).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implementation of empowerment program is an effective strategy to promote the readiness of mothers of premature infants at discharge time.
authors.affiliation: a Center for Nursing Care Research, Department of Critical Care Nursing , School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran .
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peyrovi
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neonatology , Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran .
authors.forename: Ziba
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mosayebi
authors.affiliation: c Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing , School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran .
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mohammad-Doost
authors.affiliation: d School of Nursing and Midwifery, Social Determinant Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Rasht , Iran , and.
authors.forename: Minoo-Mitra
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chehrzad
authors.affiliation: e School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D011247:Pregnancy; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Empowerment; mothers of premature infant; readiness for discharge