Stress and Coping of Spouses of Pregnant Women Undergoing Tocolysis and Bed Rest during Hospitalization
| Autor: | Ya-Ling Hu, 胡雅玲 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 91 The purpose of this descriptive correlational study is to explore the stress and coping of spouses of pregnant women undergoing tocolysis and bed rest; and to clarify the factors influencing the stress and coping. The subjects are spouses of pregnant women undergoing the first tocolysis and bed rest at hospital within a period of 1 day to 1 week. And the spouse must be a primary caregiver. Sixty-three spouses were recruited from 3 teaching hospitals in Taipei. The instruments used in the study include: analysis of demographic data of pregnant women and their spouse, spouse stress scale, and spouse coping scale. Data analysis involves descriptive statistical methods, T-test, One-Way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. The results are summarized as follows: 1. The source of the greatest stress of the spouse is the physical and psychological conditions of the pregnant woman undergoing tocolysis and bed rest. 2. The coping of the spouse is mostly problem-oriented. 3. In analysis of the demographic data, the assistance of family significantly increases the stress of the spouse in the physical and psychological conditions. 4. In the pregnancy and labor aspects, the longer duration of hospitalization significantly increases the environmental stress of the spouse. 5. In fetus factors, gender of fetus significantly influences the stress of the spouse. The female fetus causes more stress than the male does. 6. In analysis of the demographic data, age of the spouse significantly influences the coping. The older, the more problem-oriented. Status of education also significantly influences the coping. The lower education, the more negative-emotioned coping. 7. There is a positive correlation between the stress and emotion-oriented coping. According to the results of this study, we propose the following suggestions. In nursing practice, we must give the patient emotional support, provide enough information about tocolysis, provide individualized nursing care and integrate the spouse’s support system. In nursing education, we must emphasize the concept of family-centered nursing, and enhance the ability to evaluate family stress and the coping skill. In nursing administration, we must limit the time of visiting, and provide medical information in details. This study provides a basis for nursing care of family with a pregnant woman undergoing tocolysis at hospital, and is helpful for the concept of family-centered nursing care to be carried out. |
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