Factors Predicting Stress among Pregnant Women with Preterm Labor
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This predictive research aimed to study stress and factors predicting stress among pregnant women with preterm labor. Participants consisted of 101 pregnant women with 22 to less than 37 weeks of gestation who were diagnosed by an obstetrician as having preterm labor and were admitted to the hospital for no less than 24 hours during August – December 2022. They were selected by the study inclusion criteria. Research instruments included 1) demographic record form 2) perceived severity of illness questionnaire 3) nurse social support questionnaire 4) family social support questionnaire and 5) stress assessment form created by Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health. Content validity values of developed questionnaires were .84, .80 and .93 respectively. Reliability of questionnaires were .84, .91, .93 and .80 respectively. Descriptive statistics and standard multiple regression were conducted for data analysis.Results revealed that according to the stress criteria of mental health department, ministry of public health; stress mean score was at a moderate level ( X- = 7.46, S.D. = 2.29). Items of stress assessment having highest average score were sleep problems ( X- = 2.02, S.D. = .82). Factors regarding social support provided by nurses (β = -.27, p = .007), pregnancy complications (β = .23, p = .01) and perceived severity of the illness (β = .20, p = .04) significantly predicted 12.9% of the variance in stress among pregnant women with preterm labor (R 2= .129, F(3,97) = 4.77, p = .004). Social support provided by nurses has the most negative influence on stress among pregnant women with preterm labor. The findings will be used as basic information to develop a stress reduction program for pregnant women with preterm labor.
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