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Fear of Childbirth and The Postpartum Period: A Scale Development and Validation Study

GEBELERDE DOĞUM ve POSTPARTUM DÖNEME İLİŞKİN ENDİŞELER; BİR ÖLÇEK GELİŞTİRME VE VALİDASYON ÇALIŞMASI

Gül KİTAPÇIOĞLU
Emre YANIKKEREM
Ümran SEVİL
Derya YÜKSEL
Pages
47–54
Publication Date
2008-04-01
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It is important for health practitioners to ask pregnant women about their feelings and fears concerning the current pregnancy, expected childbirth, and postpartum period.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of the study was identification of women with fear of childbirth and the postpartum period.
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Key Findings & Data:This crosssectional analytic study was conducted in a primary health care center of Manisa between June 2006 and January 2007. 203 women were included.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is important for health practitioners to ask pregnant women about their feelings and fears concerning the current pregnancy, expected childbirth, and postpartum period.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2006 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Doğum ve doğum sonrası döneme ilişkin endişeler ölçeği · doğum · postpartum

Abstract

The aim of the study was identification of women with fear of childbirth and the postpartum period. This crosssectional analytic study was conducted in a primary health care center of Manisa between June 2006 and January 2007. 203 women were included. Data were collected via a questionnaire consisting of two parts. The first part included demographic and reproductive characteristics, the second part was a fear of childbirth and postpartum period questionnaire which had been developed by the researchers. Validity and reliability analysis of the fear of childbirth and postpartum period questionnaire was positive. Factor analysis, primary component analysis and varimax were used for validity. The principle component analysis used for factor analysis with a varimax rotation produced 10 factors. Internal reliability of the questionnaire was determined by the use of the Cronbach coefficient alpha. Statistical package program was used for calculation and analysis of the data. It is important for health practitioners to ask pregnant women about their feelings and fears concerning the current pregnancy, expected childbirth, and postpartum period.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, kadınların doğum ve doğum sonrası döneme ilişkin endişelerinin belirlenmesidir. Kesitselve analitik olarak planlanan bu çalışma Manisa'da bir sağlık ocağı bölgesinde yaşayan 203 gebe ile Haziran 2006Ocak 2007 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler iki bölümden oluşan soru formuyla toplanmıştır. Birincibölüm kadınların sosyo-demografik özelliklerini içeren soru formu, ikinci bölüm araştırmacılar tarafındangeliştirilen doğum ve doğum sonrası döneme ilişkin endişeler ölçeğinden oluşmaktadır. Doğum ve doğumsonrası döneme ilişkin endişeler ölçeğinin geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik analizi yapılmıştır. Faktör analizindevarimax rotasyon sonucu 10 faktör elde edilmiştir. Geçerlilik analizinde çoğul uzman görüşü ve faktör analizi,güvenilirlik analizinde Cronbach alpha bakılmıştır. İstatistiksel paket programı kullanılarak verilerdeğerlendirilmiştir. Sağlık çalışanlarının gebe kadınlara gebelik, doğum ve doğum sonrası döneme ilişkinendişelerini ve hissettiklerini sorması çok önemlidir

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KİTAPÇIOĞLU, G., YANIKKEREM, E., SEVİL, Ü., YÜKSEL, D. (2008). Fear of Childbirth and The Postpartum Period: A Scale Development and Validation Study. Meandros Medical And Dental Journal, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1, 47–54. https://ajindex.com/articles/1002831

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