The effect of mothers Empowerment program with infant Congenital Heart Disease on Their Resilience

Background and purpose: The birth of a baby with congenital heart disease (CHD) is a source of stress, so the mother should be empowered to face difficult conditions. increasing resilience increases a person's ability to deal with stressful factors. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of empowering mothers of infant with congenital heart disease on their resilience. Methodology: This research study was a semi-experimental clinical trial on 60 mothers with infant born with CHD in the NICU department of Imam Reza Hospital. Available sampling method and study tools were demographic questionnaire and Connor's resilience scale. The stages of empowering mothers were followed in 9 sessions of 30 minutes in the form of knowledge and skill training in the field of physical and emotional care. After collecting the data, statistical analysis was done with spss 20 software. Findings: The results of the present study showed that the empowerment program of mothers of infant with CHD had a statistically significant effect on their resilience after the intervention and when the infant was one month old compared to the control group (p<0.001), but the average score Resilience within the group (in the intervention group) is not significant (p=0.61). Conclusion: According to the results of the research, the empowerment of mothers with emphasis on emotional empowerment should be considered in nursing care programs for infants with CHD hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit.