Effects of a Maternal Role Adjustment Program on First-time Mothers.
10.4069/kjwhn.2018.24.3.322
- Author:
Su Jeong KIM
1
;
Ji Min SEO
Author Information
1. Graduate Student, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Maternal behavior;
Mother-child interaction;
Postpartum depression;
Psychological adaptation
- MeSH:
Adaptation, Psychological;
Depression, Postpartum;
Female;
Humans;
Maternal Behavior;
Mother-Child Relations;
Mothers*;
Nursing;
Parturition;
Postpartum Period;
Semantic Differential
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2018;24(3):322-332
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of a maternal role adjustment program on first-time mothers. METHODS: The research was quasi-experimental with a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. Participants were first-time mothers admitted to two postpartum clinics at women's hospitals. The experimental group had 38 mothers and the control group had 35 mothers. A maternal role adjustment program was applied individually to the experimental group between the 1st and 2nd weeks after childbirth. Assessing Adaptation to Motherhood, Semantic Differential Scale-Myself as Mother, and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were used to measure effects of the program. A pre-test was conducted in the 1st week after childbirth while post-tests were conducted in the 4th and 6th weeks. Data were analyzed with χ2 test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS 24.0. RESULTS: Maternal role adjustment (F=6.17, p=.015) and maternal identity (F=6.63, p=.012) were significantly increased in the experimental group compared to those in the control group. However, the difference in postpartum depression (F=1.11, p=.335) was not statistically significant between the two groups. CONCLUSION: The maternal role adjustment program can be utilized as an effective nursing intervention program to enhance maternal role adjustment and maternal identity for first-time mothers.
