title: Determining the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Nurse-Parent Support Tool and the Stress Levels of Parents of Premature Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Nurse-Parent Support Tool (NPST) and to investigate the stress levels and perceived support of parents of premature infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was methodological and descriptive.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted with mothers of premature infants hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected using the mother and infant information forms, the Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the NPST.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the factor analysis results, factor 1 of NPST explained 40% of the total variance. Parents experienced stress and they indicated high levels of perceived support, with a mean of 3.69.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The NPST is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring Turkish parents' perceptions of nurse support. The parents indicated high levels of stress and high levels of perceived support from nurses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical nurse specialists can determine high-risk parents who need support for infant care and they can also lead to positive patient outcomes and cost reductions. Clinical nurse specialists canncrease care quality with organizational change, and this requires intraprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pamukkale University (Drs Turan and Başkale); and Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Pamukkale University Hospital (Ms Öncel), Kinikli, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Türkan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Başkale
authors.forename: Gülay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Öncel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017283:Neonatal Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult