The Effect of Promoting Spousal Support for Fatigue Management on Quality of Life among Primiparous Postpartum Mothers
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BACKGROUND: Postpartum fatigue can occur from the first stage after childbirth with relating to physical, psychological and situational aspects. It is especially in novice mothers who lack experience in self-management in playing mothering roles such as raising children, doing housework and having roles of wife. Therefore, getting help from family members like husband is one of the important ways in reducing postpartum fatigue that may boost mothers’ quality of life.
OBJECTIVES: 1) To examine the level of postpartum fatigue among primiparous mothers. 2) To study the level of primiparous mothers’ quality of life. 3) To test the effect of promoting spousal support for fatigue management on quality of life among primiparous postpartum mothers.
METHODS: This quasi study was a two-group pretest - posttest design. Research participants were primiparous and having a normal labor in Prapokklao hospital. Purposive sampling was conducted for volunteers, and two similar sample groups were matched. The control group participated in usual care, while the experiment group participated in the four - step program. Research instrument was the program of promoting spousal support for fatigue management among primiparous postpartum mothers. Data were collected by personal information form, the postpartum fatigue questionnaire and the quality of life questionnaire among primiparous mothers.
RESULTS: This study included 26 participants in each control and experimental groups. The findings illustrated that the quality of life level in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group at 0.05. The comparison of average score for postpartum fatigue between pre and post experiment phases was likely to decrease, but there was not significantly different both groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Enhancing the involvement of husbands in managing primiparous mothers’ fatigue can reduce tiredness and improve their quality of life.
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