Spousal Presence as a Nonpharmacological Pain Management during Childbirth: A Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri
Emelonye, Abigail U.
Pitkäaho, Taina
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Measures of spousal effect during parturient pain should take a tripartite approach involving the parturients, spouses, and midwives.
Aim.
To develop and validate three questionnaires measuring spousal presence in management of parturient pain in Nigeria.
Methods.
There are two phases: (1) development of questionnaires, Abuja Instrument for Midwives (AIM), Abuja Instrument for Parturient Pain (AIPP), and Abuja Instrument for Parturient Spouses (AIPS), utilizing literatures, Kuopio instrument for fathers (KIF) and expertise of health professionals, and (2) pilot study to validate the questionnaires which were administered in two hospitals in Nigeria: midwives (n=10), parturients (n=10), and spouses (n=10).
Results.
Internal consistency for the three questionnaires indicated Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.789 (AIM), 0.802 (AIPP), and 0.860 (AIPS), while test-retest reliability was r=0.99 (AIM), r=0.99 (AIPP), and r=0.90 (AIPS).
Conclusions.
AIM, AIPP, and AIPS provide a means of investigating the effectiveness of spousal presence in management of parturient pain in Nigeria.
However, further testing of each instrument is needed in a larger population to replicate the beneficial findings of AIMS, AIPP, and AIPS which can contribute rigor to future studies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Emelonye, Abigail U.& Pitkäaho, Taina& Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri. 2015. Spousal Presence as a Nonpharmacological Pain Management during Childbirth: A Pilot Study. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075489
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Emelonye, Abigail U.…[et al.]. Spousal Presence as a Nonpharmacological Pain Management during Childbirth: A Pilot Study. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075489
American Medical Association (AMA)
Emelonye, Abigail U.& Pitkäaho, Taina& Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri. Spousal Presence as a Nonpharmacological Pain Management during Childbirth: A Pilot Study. Nursing Research and Practice. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075489
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075489