Relationship Between Mothers’ Anxiety Levels and Discharge Readiness in the Early Postpartum Period After Vaginal Delivery

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 129 - 140, 29.04.2023

Aslihan Aksu , Aysu Buldum , Filiz Değirmenci , Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.47115/jshs.1122385

Abstract

Aim: The present study aimed to determine whether there was a relationship
between anxiety and discharge readiness during early postpartum period in women
who had given birth via vaginal delivery.
Method: The sample of study consisted of 93 mothers hospitalized in our postpartum
ward after vaginal delivery. Research data were collected using “Personal
Information Form”, “State scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI)” and
“Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale–New Mother Form(RHD-NMF)”. Descriptive
statistics, Student’s t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey’s
test and Pearson’s correlation coefficients were used in evaluation of the data.
Results: The mean age of the mothers included in the study was 25.37±5.40
years. The mean STAI and RHD-NMF scores of the mothers were 35.15±9.59 and
145.64±32.35, respectively. It was determined that 11.8% of mothers were not ready
for discharge and 39.8% had anxiety. A statistically significant moderate negative
correlation was found between STAI and RHD-NMF scores (r=-0,445; p<0,001).
Conclusions and Suggestions: In the present study, it was found that increased
anxiety levels of mothers decreased their readiness for discharge. In this respect, it
is recommended to evaluate the anxiety levels of mothers before discharge training
in the early postpartum period and to provide the necessary nursing care for their
readiness for discharge.

Keywords

Postpartum period, Mothers, Anxiety, Discharge, Nursing care

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ERKEN POSTPARTUM DÖNEMDE ANNELERIN VAJINAL DOĞUM SONRASI ANKSIYETE DÜZEYLERI ILE TABURCULUĞA HAZIR OLUŞLUKLARI ARASINDAKI İLIŞKI

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmada vajinal doğum yapmış annelerin anksiyete düzeyleri ile
taburculuğa hazır olma durumları arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırmanın örneklemini vajinal doğum sonrası postpartum servisinde
yatan 93 anne oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında “Kişisel
Bilgi Formu”,“Durumluk Kaygı Ölçeği” (DKÖ) ve “Hastane Taburculuğuna Hazır
Oluşluk Ölçeği-Yeni Doğum Yapmış Anne Formu” (HTHÖ-YDAF) kullanılmıştır.
Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Student t testi, Tek Yönlü
Varyans Analizi, Tukey testi ve Pearson Korelasyon Katsayısı kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmada annelerin yaş ortalamaları 25,37±5,40 bulunmuştur.
Annelerin DKÖ ve HTHÖ-YDAF puan ortalamaları sırasıyla 35,15±9,59
ile 145,64±32,35’dir. Araştırmaya katılan annelerin %11,8’nin taburculuğa hazır
olmadıkları ve %39,8’nin kaygı yaşadığı belirlenmiştir. Annelerin DKÖ ile HTHÖ-
YDAF toplam puan ortalamaları arasında ise istatistiksel olarak anlamlı orta
düzeyde negatif yönde bir ilişki bulunmuştur (r=-0,445; p<0,001).
Sonuçlar ve Öneriler: Bu çalışmada annelerin kaygı düzeylerinin artmasının
taburcu olmaya hazır oluşlarını azalttığı bulunmuştur. Bu doğrultuda postpartum
erken dönemde annelerin taburculuk eğitimi öncesi kaygı düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi
ve taburculuğa hazır oluşlukları için gerekli hemşirelik bakımının sağlanması
önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Postpartum dönem, Anne, Anksiyete, Taburculuk, Hemşirelik bakımı

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