Correlation between Anxiety, Fatigue, and Postpartum Functional Status among Mothers in Songkhla during the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Postpartum Mothers, Anxiety, Fatigue, Functional Status, Covid-19 PandemicAbstract
The objective of this descriptive correlation design research was to investigate the relationships between anxiety, fatigue, and the ability to perform the duties in postpartum Songkhla mothers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research was conducted during 2020-2021. The sample consisted of 210 postpartum mothers. The instruments used for data collection were: 1) a general information record form, 2) an assessment of anxiety during the spread of Covid-19, and 3) an assessment of fatigue during the spread of Covid-19. The content validity index were at the .90 and .75 levels, respectively. The content validity of the assessment on the ability to perform maternal duties was not examined, because this instrument was used without changing any data. The reliability values of the anxiety assessment during the Covid-19 spread, the fatigue assessment during the Covid-19 spread, and the mother's ability to perform duties assessment were.90, .96, and.97, respectively. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation statistics. The results were as follows:
1. Anxiety and fatigue of the postpartum mothers during the Covid-19 pandemic were at a moderate level (M = 2.79, SD = 0.58; M = 2.63, SD = 0.61, respectively). The average mean score of ability to perform duties was at a high level (M = 3.45, SD = 0.52).
2. Anxiety and fatigue had a significantly positive and low level of relationship with the ability to perform maternal duties at .01 (r =.268, r =.183 respectively).
The study results can be used as basic data for promoting postpartum mothers’ health and as information for future research, notably a guideline for promoting the ability to perform maternal duties.
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