J Nurs Acad Soc.  1982 Dec;12(2):67-79.

The Study of Mother's Nursing Need and Perceived Her Role During Puerperium Period

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  • 1College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was undertaken to determine the nursing need of mother herself and her baby in puerperium period at home alone with percevied her role. It was hoped that this nursing information would help nurses plan effective for their nursing care. This study involved 100 postpartum mothers and the period for data cellection was from May to July, 1982. The results of study were as follows; 1. The mother's mean age of 27.45, more than half of mother's was high school graduate, most of the mother have their religion, 78.4% was housewives, and 21.6% have occupation. Their mean marriage period was 30.2 years, 61% was nuclear family with 4.2 family members and primipara was higher then multipara. 2. Most mothers showed that positive attitude for their delivery and perceived higher their mother's role. 3. Mother showed more nursing need about infant (for example, bathing, meaning of crying) than herself. 4. There was a positive correlation between mother's education, wether or not their occupation, marriage periode, parity and mother's role and their nursing need.


MeSH Terms

Baths
Education
Female
Hope
Humans
Infant
Marriage
Mothers
Nuclear Family
Nursing Care
Nursing*
Occupations
Parity
Postpartum Period*
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