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Background <p>Health-related quality of life is an important measure of patient-reported outcomes. There is limited evidence on how parental health-related quality of life develops after neonatal hospitalization.</p> Objective <p>To evaluate parents’ health-related quality of life (HRQL) during the year following their infant’s treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).</p> Methods <p>This prospective cohort study, conducted at a German university hospital between 2020 – 2023, examined HRQL among parents of infants hospitalized in the NICU for ≥ 14&#xa0;days and parents of infants discharged from the maternity ward according to PedsQL™ Family Impact Module. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify associations between cohort affiliation and differences in parental HRQL. Key secondary outcome was parenting sense of competence (PSOC).</p> Results <p>Participants included 131 parents of NICU infants and 122 unexposed parents. HRQL increased over time for NICU mothers (58.7 at 14&#xa0;days, 70.8 at 6&#xa0;months, 77.0 at 12&#xa0;months after birth) and NICU fathers (69.8 at 14&#xa0;days, 73.9 at 6&#xa0;months, 75.7 at 12&#xa0;months). NICU treatment was significantly associated with lower HRQL at 14&#xa0;days (mothers: -20.26 points; <i>P</i> &lt; .001; fathers: -9.40 points; <i>P</i> = .04), but not at 6 or 12&#xa0;months after birth. At 12&#xa0;months postpartum, NICU mothers showed higher PSOC compared to unexposed mothers (mean difference -4.85; <i>P</i> = 0.005).</p> Conclusions <p>Parents and especially mothers of NICU infants reported lower HRQL at 14&#xa0;days postpartum. At 6 and 12&#xa0;months, their HRQL improved, aligning with that of unexposed parents.</p>

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Trajectory of parental health-related quality of life after neonatal hospitalization – a prospective cohort study

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    2025年3月15日

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  • Julia Karsch,
  • Mascha Schönfeld,
  • Ann-Kathrin Mühler,
  • Susanne Tippmann,
  • Christine Arnold,
  • Michael S. Urschitz,
  • Eva Mildenberger,
  • André Kidszun

摘要

Background

Health-related quality of life is an important measure of patient-reported outcomes. There is limited evidence on how parental health-related quality of life develops after neonatal hospitalization.

Objective

To evaluate parents’ health-related quality of life (HRQL) during the year following their infant’s treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Methods

This prospective cohort study, conducted at a German university hospital between 2020 – 2023, examined HRQL among parents of infants hospitalized in the NICU for ≥ 14 days and parents of infants discharged from the maternity ward according to PedsQL™ Family Impact Module. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify associations between cohort affiliation and differences in parental HRQL. Key secondary outcome was parenting sense of competence (PSOC).

Results

Participants included 131 parents of NICU infants and 122 unexposed parents. HRQL increased over time for NICU mothers (58.7 at 14 days, 70.8 at 6 months, 77.0 at 12 months after birth) and NICU fathers (69.8 at 14 days, 73.9 at 6 months, 75.7 at 12 months). NICU treatment was significantly associated with lower HRQL at 14 days (mothers: -20.26 points; P < .001; fathers: -9.40 points; P = .04), but not at 6 or 12 months after birth. At 12 months postpartum, NICU mothers showed higher PSOC compared to unexposed mothers (mean difference -4.85; P = 0.005).

Conclusions

Parents and especially mothers of NICU infants reported lower HRQL at 14 days postpartum. At 6 and 12 months, their HRQL improved, aligning with that of unexposed parents.