Clinical Research
Qualitative study on experience and nursing demands of spouses of in-hospital puerpera in the puerperium
Binqian Ge, Huiling Li, Shenxian Wan, Qian Shen, Wei Wang, Qingwen Tang
Published 2019-03-06
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2019, 25(7): 900-903. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.07.025
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the mental response and nursing demands of spouses of puerpera in the puerperium and to provide support and assistance to family-centered humanistic nursing in the department of obstetrics.
MethodsTotally 15 spouses of puerpera at day 3 post delivery in a Class Ⅲ Grade A hospital in Suzhou were selected by purposive sampling from November 2017 to January 2018. Their real experience was collected by live recording and semi-structured in-depth interview using qualitative phenomenological methods, and the data were organized, summarized and analyzed using content analysis.
ResultsTotally 4 categories were refined: adaptation to the role of husband, adaptation to the role of father, mental response and nursing demands.
ConclusionsThe emotions of the spouses of puerpera in the puerperium fluctuated significantly, and their mental response vary from phase to phase. Attention should be paid to the role awareness, responsibility, mental activity and nursing demands and information support and psychological care should be properly provided according to their role awareness, responsibility and mental response.
Key words:
Delivery; Emotion; Puerperium; Spouses; Nursing demands
Contributor Information
Binqian Ge
School of Nursing, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, China
Huiling Li
School of Nursing, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, China
Shenxian Wan
Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, China
Qian Shen
Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, China
Wei Wang
Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, China
Qingwen Tang
Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, China