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February 1988, Vol 142, No. 2 >
Article | February 1988

Mothers of Preterm and Full-Term Infants on Home Apnea Monitors FREE

Betty R. Vohr, MD; Alice Chen; Cynthia Garcia Coll, PhD; William Oh, MD
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Accepted for publication Sept 21, 1987.

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Am J Dis Child. 1988;142(2):229-231. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1988.02150020131048.
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• We prospectively studied the stress perception of ten mothers of preterm infants on apnea monitors (birth weight, 1255±295 g) and ten mothers of term infants on monitors (3156±700 g) and compared them with 15 mothers of preterm infants (1450±305 g) and 15 mothers of term infants (3360±595 g) not on monitors. The Life Experience Survey, a stress assessment questionnaire, and the social support questionnaire of Henderson were administered to the 50 mothers. Stress perception scores were higher for mothers of infants on monitors than for mothers of infants not on monitors. Regression analyses indicated that mothers of infants on monitors experienced less perceived stress when they received greater support. Mothers of infants on monitors who experienced less stress reported greater general life satisfaction and greater satisfaction with parenting.

(AJDC 1988;142:229-231)

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Black L, Hersher L, Steinschneider A:  Impact of the apnea monitor on family life . Pediatrics 1978;;62:681-685.
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Cain LP, Kelly DH, Shannon DC:  Parents' perceptions of the psychological and social impact of home monitoring . Pediatrics 1980;;66: 37-41.
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McElroy E, Steinschneider A, Weinstein S:  Emotional and health impact of home monitoring on mothers: A controlled prospective study . Pediatrics 1986;;78:780-786.
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Crnic KA, Greenberg MT, Ragozin AS, et al:  Effects of stress and social support on mothers and premature and full-term infants . Child Dev 1983;;54:209-217.
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Garcia Coll C, Vohr BR, Hoffman J, et al:  Maternal and environmental factors affecting developmental outcome of infants of adolescent mothers . J Dev Behav Pediatr 1986;;7:230-236.
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Vohr BR, Garcia Coll CT:  Increased morbidity in low birth weight survivors with severe retrolental fibroplasia . J Pediatr 1985;;106: 287-291.
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Sarason IG, Johnson JH, Siegel JM:  Assessing the impact of life changes: Development of the Life Experience Survey . J Consult Clin Psychol 1978;;46:932-946.
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Hollingshead AB: Four Factor Index of Social Status . New Haven, Conn, Yale University Press, 1985;.

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Black L, Hersher L, Steinschneider A:  Impact of the apnea monitor on family life . Pediatrics 1978;;62:681-685.
2 +
Cain LP, Kelly DH, Shannon DC:  Parents' perceptions of the psychological and social impact of home monitoring . Pediatrics 1980;;66: 37-41.
3 +
Wasserman AL:  A prospective study of the impact of home monitoring on the family . Pediatrics 1984;;74:323-329.
4 +
McElroy E, Steinschneider A, Weinstein S:  Emotional and health impact of home monitoring on mothers: A controlled prospective study . Pediatrics 1986;;78:780-786.
5 +
Crnic KA, Greenberg MT, Ragozin AS, et al:  Effects of stress and social support on mothers and premature and full-term infants . Child Dev 1983;;54:209-217.
6 +
Garcia Coll C, Vohr BR, Hoffman J, et al:  Maternal and environmental factors affecting developmental outcome of infants of adolescent mothers . J Dev Behav Pediatr 1986;;7:230-236.
7 +
Vohr BR, Garcia Coll CT:  Increased morbidity in low birth weight survivors with severe retrolental fibroplasia . J Pediatr 1985;;106: 287-291.
8 +
Sarason IG, Johnson JH, Siegel JM:  Assessing the impact of life changes: Development of the Life Experience Survey . J Consult Clin Psychol 1978;;46:932-946.
9 +
Hollingshead AB: Four Factor Index of Social Status . New Haven, Conn, Yale University Press, 1985;.

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