ملخص الدراسة:

Objective: To determine the prevalence and level of anxiety and depression among mothers of newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care_x000D__x000D_
units in Gaza Strip._x000D__x000D_
Methods: It is a cross-sectional study including 195 mothers who’s their neonates has been admitted to NICU at the three governmental_x000D__x000D_
hospitals in Gaza Strip between November 2017 to September 2018. Two psychological tests were applied, the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale_x000D__x000D_
and the Beck Depression Inventory. Collected data include sociodemographic profile for mother and neonates who include characteristic of_x000D__x000D_
mothers, number and types of deliveries, level of education, work status and family income. In addition, characteristics of neonates, gender,_x000D__x000D_
gestational age and birth weight, cause of admission and length of stay._x000D__x000D_
Results: The results of our study indicated that 50.8% of mothers have severe to very severe symptoms of anxiety, 38.5% of mothers have_x000D__x000D_
severe to very severe symptoms of depression. There was a statistically significant differences in levels of anxiety (p = 0.044) and levels of_x000D__x000D_
depression (p = 0.005) among mothers related to hospital. The mothers of preterm and low birth weight babies had higher levels of anxiety (p =_x000D__x000D_
0.010, 0.026), but there were insignificant differences in levels of depression, while there were no insignificant differences in levels of anxiety_x000D__x000D_
and depression among mothers related to gender of neonate, cause of admission, and length of stay in NICU._x000D__x000D_
Conclusion: The effect of different maternal and neonatal factors on levels of anxiety and depression were examined and most of them revealed_x000D__x000D_
insignificant differences, which means that admission to NICU as a stressful event caused elevation in levels of anxiety and depression among_x000D__x000D_
mothers regardless of any other factors.

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