Yazarlar |
Funda Özdemir
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Aslıhan Öztürk
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Özlem KARABULUTLU
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Ayfer Tezel
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Özet |
To determine the life quality and self-care ability of mothers in the post-partum period. . This descriptive study was conducted at a family health centre based in Kars Province of Turkey from May to September 2015, and comprised mothers who were in the post-partum period. Personal information form, maternal post-partum quality of life questionnaire and self-care ability scale were used to collect data. SPSS was used for data analysis. There were 290 participants with a mean age of 26.81±6.21 years (range: 16-45 years). Mean scores for sub-dimensions in the maternal post-partum quality of life questionnaire were recorded at 19.00±6.23 for affinity/family/friend, 21.05±6.10 for socio-economic, 20.79±5.97 for spouse, 20.56±6.23 for health, and 19.86±6.21 for psychological/baby. The total maternal post-partum quality of life mean score was 20.17±5.51. The mean score for the self-care ability scale was 84.56±21.39. The self-care ability and post-partum life quality were substantially affected by educational status, economic condition, family type and post-partum week. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
Post-partum period | Life quality | Self-care ability |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION |
Dergi ISSN | 0030-9982 |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 02-2018 |
Cilt No | 68 |
Sayı | 2 |
Sayfalar | 210 / 215 |