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[Abstract] Objective To explore the relationship between the mothers illness uncertainty and anxiety and depression in premature infants. Methods Eighty-eight mothers of premature infants from February 2019 to February 2021 were selected as the study subjects. The Chinese version of the Parental Uncertainty Scale for Diseases (PPUS-FM), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) were evaluated. The general information such as education level, weight of preterm infants, and age were investigated. The PPUS-FM scores of mothers of premature infants with different clinical data as well as whether they are combined with anxiety, depression were compared. Multiple stepwise regression analysis were used to investigate the influencing factors of maternal illness uncertainty in premature infants. Results The PPUS-FM score of the mother of premature infants was (86.12±6.91) points. Univariate analysis showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the PPUS-FM scores of mothers of preterm infants of different ages, whether they were combined anxiety, depression, different education levels, different weights of preterm infants, whether it is a second child, and different ages (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the PPUS-FM scores of mothers of premature infants with whether there are pregnancy complications and different delivery methods (P>0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that combined anxiety, depression, education level, and weight of preterm infants were the influencing factors of the disease uncertainty of the mothers of preterm infants. Conclusion Maternal uncertainty of premature infants is generally more serious, which is closely related to anxiety, depression, education level, and weight of premature infants. Based on this, targeted psychological intervention and health education can be carried out to reduce disease uncertainty.
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