J Nurs Acad Soc.  1983 Dec;13(3):75-85.

A pilot study of stressor and stress situation and nursing intervention of pregnant woman

• Ahn HL

Abstract

This study was done to research the relationship between general characteristics and stressor, stress situation, Nursing Intervention of pregnant woman. The subjects for this study were 70 pregnant woman from 3 clinics of Obstetrics and Gynecology located in J city. The data was collected through questionaires which was developed by Norman J. Chestnut. The content of the questionaire consist of following 3 categories; (1) stressor (2) stress situation (3) Mental and Physical support of husband. Analysis of data was done by use percentage, x2-test. (through EDPS) The findings of this study are as follows; 1. Stressors of pregnant woman are stresses associated with fetus, socioeconomic problem, herself, delivery, abortion and prematureity, husband, change of appearances, management of home, a woman's parents-in-law. Stress situations of pregnant woman are when she is doing on the heavy management of home, limit of life, socio-economic discomfort, taking medicine, difficult relationship with a woman's parents-in-law, being sign of abortion and prematurity, her physical discomfort, family desire of delivery of son baby. 2. Husband's mental support that pregnant woman desired are careful husband's role, More love and interest about pregnant, cooperation of child reaing, maintenance of healthy life, understaning of diffical pregnancy, early return home, giving up drinking, positive feeling about changed appearance, unconcern about sex of fetus. And husband's mental supports that prgnant woman desired are cooperating of homework and childrearing, limit of intercouse, release behavior of pregnant woman's physical discomfort, a walk, behavior with pregnancy together, socioeconomic stability. 3. Stressor of pregnant woman was significant with education, number of son, economic status, personality of husband, dewelling. (P<.05) And stress situation of pregnant woman was significant with personality of husband, dwelling, husband's desired sex of baby. (P<.05) 4. Husband's mental and physical supports that pregnant woman desired was significant with number of daughter. (P<.05)

MeSH Terms

Child
Drinking
Education
Female
Fetus
Gynecology
Humans
Love
Nuclear Family
Nursing*
Obstetrics
Pilot Projects*
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women*
Spouses