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KMID : 0892720020060020229
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2002 Volume.6 No. 2 p.229 ~ p.244
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Educational Needs of Care-givers about Care for Postpartum Mothers and Newborns
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Park Mi-Kyung
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this descriptive study is to examine educational needs of care-givers caring for postpartum mothers in an effort to lay the basic data for a assistance to the development of postpartum care education materials.
Methods : The convenience sample was comprised of 103 care-givers caring postpartum mothers hospitalized at 3 obstetric clinics in K-city. The valid responses were obtained and anayzed from December 28, 2001 through January 20, 2002.
Results : The educational need about postpartum care was significantly high in care-givers who were younger, unmarried, and in those who had no experience of delivery, thought Sanhujori related to current health condition, recognized lack of a knowledge and recognized lack of a confidence in caring. The educational need about newborn care was significantly high in care-givers who were younger, male, husband, answered healthy, and in those who had no experience of delivery, had no experience of postpartum care, recognized lack of a knowledge and recognized lack of a confidence in caring. The factors of care-givers influencing significantly on postpartum care were lack of caring knowledge(53.6%), being tired with caring(44.7%) and lack of spare time(41.7%).
In caring postpartum mothers, care-givers wanted to know the methods in detail that relieving pain of operation wound(3.43), postpartum exercise(3.38), risk signs and symptoms needed to visit clinic(3.37), proper diet for mothers(3.35), proper feeding(3.23). Also, they wanted to know about newborn care that symptoms of baby needed to visit clinic immediately(3.67), safety and emergency care(3.59), signs and symptoms of sick baby(3.46), appearance of normal stool(3.34), coping with vomiting(3.34).
There were significant relations positively between following two factors; educational needs of caring mother and educational needs of caring newborn(r=0.591, p=0.000), educational needs of caring mother and a confidence in caring mother(r=0.312, p=0.001), educational needs of caring newborn and a confidence in caring mother(r=0.257, p=0.000), and educational needs of caring newborn and a confidence in caring newborn(r=0.627, p=0.000).
Conclusions : Findings from this study showed that the knowledge of postpartum care of care-givers had a significant impact on the confidence in caring mothers and newborns, and care-givers had a high need to know about caring mothers and newborns.
Suggestions : This finding suggests that the education for care-givers is needed to care postpartum mothers and babies skillfully and, while planning a discharge for home-based care, the contents of educational program should be met this educational needs of care-givers and mothers.
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KEYWORD
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care-giver, educational needs, postpartum mothers care, newborns care
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