In addition to the PSS-NICU every participant received 20 background questions about the participant and the infant and general questions about stress along with two open-ended questions regarding stressors and the participants experience of having their child in the unit.
PSS-NICU álagskvarðinn var lagður fyrir hvern þátttakanda ásamt 20 viðbótarspurningum um nýburann og almennar spurningar um álag auk tveggja opinna spurninga um álagsvalda og upplifun foreldra af verunni á Vökudeild.