A retrospective study on post-traumatic stress disorder in fathers of preterm infants in the NICU and the effectiveness of kangaroo care intervention (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with the occurrence of screen-positive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in fathers of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the effects of the application of kangaroo care measures.MethodsThis study comprised two components: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis to identify factors associated with PTSD in fathers of NICU preterm infants, and a prospective, quasi-experimental pre–...