The relationship between psychosocial health status and social support of pregnant women
Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between psychosocial health status and social support, which has important effects on pregnancy, and to determine the factors related to both psychosocial health and social support. Method The research was planned to be a descriptive st...
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| description | Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between psychosocial health status and social support, which has important effects on pregnancy, and to determine the factors related to both psychosocial health and social support. Method The research was planned to be a descriptive study. The sample of the study consisted of 393 pregnant women. ‘Personal Information Form’, ‘Pregnancy Psychosocial Health Assessment Scale (PPHAS)’, and ‘Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)’ were used to collect data, and Student’s t-test, ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD tests were used for the data analysis. The relationship between the two continuous variables was evaluated according to the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results Psychosocial health conditions and perceived social supports of pregnant women whose spouses were working were determined to be significantly higher (p < .05), and at a lower level (p < .05) in pregnant women with two or more children. As MSPSS total mean scores of the pregnant women increased, their PPHAS total mean scores were weakly affected in the positive direction (r = 0.393, p < .01). Conclusions It is recommended that health care needs of pregnant women should be evaluated not only in terms of physical health but also together with their psychosocial health and social supports. Furthermore, this assessment should be done in their own home environment with their spouses and other family members. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa2f97eac6f94a43b2d07487a5ab73702023-09-14T12:44:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology0167-482X1743-89422020-10-0141429029710.1080/0167482X.2019.16780211678021The relationship between psychosocial health status and social support of pregnant womenFiliz Değirmenci0Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mersin UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mersin UniversityPurpose The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between psychosocial health status and social support, which has important effects on pregnancy, and to determine the factors related to both psychosocial health and social support. Method The research was planned to be a descriptive study. The sample of the study consisted of 393 pregnant women. ‘Personal Information Form’, ‘Pregnancy Psychosocial Health Assessment Scale (PPHAS)’, and ‘Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)’ were used to collect data, and Student’s t-test, ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD tests were used for the data analysis. The relationship between the two continuous variables was evaluated according to the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results Psychosocial health conditions and perceived social supports of pregnant women whose spouses were working were determined to be significantly higher (p < .05), and at a lower level (p < .05) in pregnant women with two or more children. As MSPSS total mean scores of the pregnant women increased, their PPHAS total mean scores were weakly affected in the positive direction (r = 0.393, p < .01). Conclusions It is recommended that health care needs of pregnant women should be evaluated not only in terms of physical health but also together with their psychosocial health and social supports. Furthermore, this assessment should be done in their own home environment with their spouses and other family members.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2019.1678021pregnant womenpsychosocial healthsocial supportnursing |
| spellingShingle | Filiz Değirmenci Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz The relationship between psychosocial health status and social support of pregnant women Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology pregnant women psychosocial health social support nursing |
| title | The relationship between psychosocial health status and social support of pregnant women |
| title_full | The relationship between psychosocial health status and social support of pregnant women |
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| title_short | The relationship between psychosocial health status and social support of pregnant women |
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| topic | pregnant women psychosocial health social support nursing |
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