Characteristics of the instruments applied in NICUs
| Context | Instruments | Methods | Participants | Sample |
| NICU | MSQ | Quantitative23 | Mothers23 | 11023 |
| MPASSQ | Quantitative24 | Mothers24 | 21024 | |
| NSS | Methodological39 Quantitative40 | Parents39 40 | 10539, 56840 | |
| NInPS | Quantitative25 | Mothers25 | 7025 | |
| EMPATHIC-30 | Methodological57 | Parents57 | 28257 | |
| EMPATHIC-38 | Methodological57 Quantitative68 | Parents57 68 | 28257, 30068 | |
| EMPATHIC | Methodological32 Quantitative69 | Parents32 69 | 14832, 34069 | |
| EMPATHIC-N | Methodological33 55 57–59 | Parents33 55 57–59 | 16258, 1355, 27933, 28257, 25659 | |
| PSS | Quantitative69 | Parents69 | 34069 | |
| NPSQ | Methodological26 | Parents26 | 40026 | |
| SQDS | Quantitative27 48 94 Methodological28 | Mothers48 Parents27 28 94 | 10048, 30027, 30028, 11794 | |
| NICU survey | Quantitative95 | Parents95 | 14795 | |
| NICU- PSF NPST | Quantitative34 | Parents34 | 4834 |
EMPATHIC-N, Empowerment of Parents in the Intensive Care-Neonatology; MPASSQ, Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale Structured Questionnaire; MSQ, Modified Satisfaction Questionnaire; NICU, neonatal intensive care units; NInPS, Neonatal Index of Parental Satisfaction; NPQS, Neonatal Parent Satisfaction Questionnaire; NPST, Nurse Parent Support Tool; NSS, Neonatal Satisfaction Survey; PSF, Parent Satisfaction Form; PSS, Parental Satisfaction Survey; SQDS, Structured Questionnaire Designed for this Study.