本研究目的在探討：（1）父母親在新生兒加護病房中所感受的壓力；（2）比較父親和母親壓力之異同；（3）壓力和焦慮情境、焦慮特質之相關性。 以問卷調查法收集資料，樣本為臺北某醫學中心新生兒加護病房中的 30 位父母親。所得之資料以平均值Pearson 相關，t檢定進行分析，結果發現父母在新生兒加護病房中感受的壓力有四種，依序為：「對病嬰外觀和行為的知覺而引發的壓力感」、「父母親角色的改變而引發的壓力感」、「加護病房中視聽覺刺激而引發的壓力感」及「與工作人員的溝通而引發的壓力感」。壓力中「因父母親角色改變而引發之壓力」，母親所感受的壓力程度顯著大於父親。父母親的焦慮特質和其感受父母親角色改變而引發之壓力有顯著正相關。根據以上研究結果，本文亦提出相關的護理建議。

The purposes of the study were to :(1) investigate NICU stressperceived by parents, (2)compare NICU stress between fathers and mothers, and(3) investigate the relationship between stress and state trait anxiety of NICUparents. A descriptive, correlative research design was used to analyzedata. The sample comprised 30 NICU (level Ⅲ ) parents in a medical center inTaipei. The result indicated that the rank of stress for the NICU parents was as follows:“infant's appearance and behavior” ,“parentalrole alteration”,“sightsand sounds in the unit”, and“staffbehaviors and communication”. Mothers had significantly higher stress than fathers on “parentalrole alteration”. A significantly positive relationship was found between parental role change and trait anxiety. This study also provides suggestions for nursing practice.