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

Authors : Aslihan AKSU, Aysu BULDUM, Filiz DEĞİRMENCİ, Duygu VEFİKULUÇAY YILMAZ

Pages : 129-140

Doi:10.47115/jshs.1122385

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Publication Date : 2023-04-29

Article Type : Research Paper

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 Inventoryinsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(STAI);” and “Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale–New Mother Forminsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RHD-NMF);”. Descriptive statistics, Student’s t-test, one-way analysis of variance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 dönem, Anne, Anksiyete, Taburculuk, Hemşirelik bakımı