The relationship of SNAPPE-II score and parental perception of infant illness to parental depression in the neonatal intensive care unit

PurposeTo describe the relationship of severity of infant illness and parental perception of illness to depression in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Subjects174 mothers, 174 fathers, and 188 infants.Design and methodsThe data from this secondary analysis were derived from questionnaires administered to mothers and fathers separately within 96h of their infants’ admission to the NICU. Main study variables: severity of infant illness, …