Background: Infertility is a difficult process that affects couples psychologically. Providing ad... more Background: Infertility is a difficult process that affects couples psychologically. Providing adequate social support is important in terms of reducing the psychological problems experienced by infertile couples by facilitating compliance with the treatment. Aim/ Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between the mental status of couples receiving infertility treatment and their perceived social support. Methods: The study was descriptive study consisted of 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the InVitro Fertilisation Center between January and April 2018 in a university hospital in Antalya. 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the data of the research were gathered through a questionnaire for determining socio-demographic and infertility related characteristics of the couples receiving infertility treatment, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Brief Symptom Inventory. Results: In the study, the average age of...
The purpose of this study was to determine the use of traditional practices to ease labour among ... more The purpose of this study was to determine the use of traditional practices to ease labour among Turkish women. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 809 women by using an investigator-designed questionnaire. The mean age of the women was 28.9 ± 8.33 years (min = 15, max = 74), 49.4% were between 20-29 years of age and more than half (56.2%) of the women had had one to two pregnancies. The results showed that traditional practices were known and applied mostly by the women who were at an advanced age, less educated and who lived in rural areas. In addition, the knowledge and application status of traditional practices related to religious beliefs were found to be very high compared with superstitious practices. It was suggested that nurses provide culturally competent care that requires a commitment by the individual nurse to develop, refine and use specific skills in the care of women.
Pregnancy is an important period of a woman&a... more Pregnancy is an important period of a woman's life that can affect marital relationships because of decrease in the sexual function. This study aimed to examine the effect of sexual life on the marital adjustment of 607 healthy, pregnant women using the self-administered Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female and the Marital Adjustment Scale. Results showed that 30% of the pregnant women experienced problems during sexual intercourse and 50% had painful intercourse. The median total score of the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female for pregnant women was 35.5, and the median total score of the Marital Adjustment Scale was 41.0. The authors found a positive moderate level correlation between the sexual quality of life for women and their marital adjustment for being pregnant (r = 0.468, p =.001). The results imply that the variance in the sexual activity during the childbearing period does occur and pregnant women need to be assessed regularly with regards to their sexuality by health care providers in a professional atmosphere.
OBJECTIVE Social support may be effective in alleviating fear associated with childbirth in adole... more OBJECTIVE Social support may be effective in alleviating fear associated with childbirth in adolescent pregnancy. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between social support and fear of childbirth in adolescent pregnancy. DESIGN The study was designed to assess any relationships between the social support perceived by adolescent pregnant women and the fear of childbirth they experienced through a cross-sectional analysis. SETTING The study was carried out in the obstetrics outpatient clinics of a public hospital. PATIENTS The study was conducted with 100 pregnant adolescents. MEASUREMENTS A Personal Information Form, the Multidimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Wijma Birth Expectancy/Experience Scale Version A (WDEQ-A) were applied for data collection. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine relationships between two continuous variables. RESULTS There was a significant negative correlation between the mean scores of the MSPSS and the WDEQ-A (r = -0.345, p <0.01). The MSPSS was found to be associated with gestational age, residence area and type of marriage. The WDEQ-A was associated with educational status. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate that social support is highly important for pregnant adolescents, especially considering the fact that the social support received from the spouse was relatively lower among women with lower gestational age. Nurses should evaluate the family of the pregnant adolescent, especially their partner, in terms of the social support they provide to the pregnant woman and support them with necessary counseling.
Background: Infertility is a difficult process that affects couples psychologically. Providing ad... more Background: Infertility is a difficult process that affects couples psychologically. Providing adequate social support is important in terms of reducing the psychological problems experienced by infertile couples by facilitating compliance with the treatment. Aim/ Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between the mental status of couples receiving infertility treatment and their perceived social support. Methods: The study was descriptive study consisted of 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the InVitro Fertilisation Center between January and April 2018 in a university hospital in Antalya. 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the data of the research were gathered through a questionnaire for determining socio-demographic and infertility related characteristics of the couples receiving infertility treatment, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Brief Symptom Inventory. Results: In the study, the average age of...
The purpose of this study was to determine the use of traditional practices to ease labour among ... more The purpose of this study was to determine the use of traditional practices to ease labour among Turkish women. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 809 women by using an investigator-designed questionnaire. The mean age of the women was 28.9 ± 8.33 years (min = 15, max = 74), 49.4% were between 20-29 years of age and more than half (56.2%) of the women had had one to two pregnancies. The results showed that traditional practices were known and applied mostly by the women who were at an advanced age, less educated and who lived in rural areas. In addition, the knowledge and application status of traditional practices related to religious beliefs were found to be very high compared with superstitious practices. It was suggested that nurses provide culturally competent care that requires a commitment by the individual nurse to develop, refine and use specific skills in the care of women.
Pregnancy is an important period of a woman&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;a... more Pregnancy is an important period of a woman&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s life that can affect marital relationships because of decrease in the sexual function. This study aimed to examine the effect of sexual life on the marital adjustment of 607 healthy, pregnant women using the self-administered Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female and the Marital Adjustment Scale. Results showed that 30% of the pregnant women experienced problems during sexual intercourse and 50% had painful intercourse. The median total score of the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female for pregnant women was 35.5, and the median total score of the Marital Adjustment Scale was 41.0. The authors found a positive moderate level correlation between the sexual quality of life for women and their marital adjustment for being pregnant (r = 0.468, p =.001). The results imply that the variance in the sexual activity during the childbearing period does occur and pregnant women need to be assessed regularly with regards to their sexuality by health care providers in a professional atmosphere.
OBJECTIVE Social support may be effective in alleviating fear associated with childbirth in adole... more OBJECTIVE Social support may be effective in alleviating fear associated with childbirth in adolescent pregnancy. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between social support and fear of childbirth in adolescent pregnancy. DESIGN The study was designed to assess any relationships between the social support perceived by adolescent pregnant women and the fear of childbirth they experienced through a cross-sectional analysis. SETTING The study was carried out in the obstetrics outpatient clinics of a public hospital. PATIENTS The study was conducted with 100 pregnant adolescents. MEASUREMENTS A Personal Information Form, the Multidimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Wijma Birth Expectancy/Experience Scale Version A (WDEQ-A) were applied for data collection. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine relationships between two continuous variables. RESULTS There was a significant negative correlation between the mean scores of the MSPSS and the WDEQ-A (r = -0.345, p <0.01). The MSPSS was found to be associated with gestational age, residence area and type of marriage. The WDEQ-A was associated with educational status. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate that social support is highly important for pregnant adolescents, especially considering the fact that the social support received from the spouse was relatively lower among women with lower gestational age. Nurses should evaluate the family of the pregnant adolescent, especially their partner, in terms of the social support they provide to the pregnant woman and support them with necessary counseling.
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