This is a descriptive study of the relationship between labor patients' perceptions of type of nursing care and labor patients' ability to meet psychosocial needs. The hypothesis tested was labor patients who perceive their nursing care as supportive are better able to meet their psychosocial needs during labor than those labor patients who perceive their nursing care as physical. Physical care included nursing care that meets the physical needs of the patient, and supportive care included nursing care which consists of physical and supportive aspects of nursing care. Psychosocial needs during labor consisted of maintenance of control and self-esteem, and realization of expectations.A sample of 50 postpartum patients was obtained using systematic sampling. The author's tool, Patient's Perception of Labor Questionnaire, was administered within 48 hours postpartum. The patients were divided into two groups, supportive care and physical care, based on their responses on the questionnaire. The statistic ANOVA was used to compare mean scores in relation to meeting psychosocial needs. Those patients who perceived their nursing (p >.05) for maintenance of self-esteem, realization of care as supportive had significantly higher mean scores expectations and maintenance of psychosocial needs. There was not a significant difference in means for maintenance of control for the two groups.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/182941 |
| Date | 03 June 2011 |
| Creators | Bird, Lora L. |
| Contributors | Arndt, Mary Jo |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 96 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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