Factors Affecting Perceived Stress and Self-Care Agency Pregnant Women
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2019
Yazarlar: Hafize Ozturk Can, Zehra BAYKAL AKMEŞE, Yeliz Cakir Kocak, Dilek Ocalan, Nursel Alp Dal, Umran Sevil
Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, Uluslararası, 2019
DOI: 10.7176/jhmn/59-07
Özet
Studies have been conducted to investigate the factors affecting perceived stress in pregnancy and to identify attempts to reduce it. However, it has been determined that there is a gap in the literature on the studies conducted to determine the effects of stress on the ability to use self-care.Aim:This study was to assess the effect of the developmental stress perceived by pregnant admitted to outpatient clinics on their “self-care agency”. Sample: The data were collected from the pregnant women who presented to the pregnancy outpatient clinics of three hospitals in Turkey. The study sample included 1022 pregnant women. Tools:The data were collected with the Socio-demographic Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale and Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale. In the analysis of the data, the SPSS program. Permissions needed to perform the study were obtained. Results:The mean total score from the Perceived Stress Scale was 25.89±6.70 and from the Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale was 103.57±19.35. There was a significant negative difference between the mean total Perceived Stress Scale score and the mean total Exercises of Self-Care Agency Scale score. Conclusion: It was determined that the perceived stress of the pregnant women affected their self-care agency and that the self-care agency decreased as stress increased. Recommendation: Clinical nurses should support pregnant women to reduce perceived stress and increase self-care. Obstetric and psychiatric nurses should cooperate in the care of pregnant patients Keywords : Perceived developmental stress, perceived stress, self-care agency, pregnancy. DOI : 10.7176/JHMN/59-07