TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Relationship Between Social Support and Spousal Support Perceived by Women in the Postpartum Period and Readiness for Discharge
AB  - Aim: The study was conducted to determine the relationship between puerperal hospital readiness
for discharge and social and spousal support.
Materials and Methods: The descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 388 women
over the age of 18 who were hospitalized in the puerperium ward of a public hospital between
October 2018 and March 2019. Personal Information Form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived
Social Support (MSPSS), Spouse Support Scale Perceived by Women in Early Postpartum Period
(SSSPWEPP) and Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale–New Mother Form (RHD-NMF) were used
to collect the data.
Results: The mean score of postpartum women from RHD-NMF was 171.41±28.55 with 89.9% of them
to be ready for discharge. It was found that there was a weak positive correlation between total
scores from RHD-NMF and MSPSS and its sub-dimensions (family, friends) (r=.164, r=.177, r=.156,
respectively; p<0.01); it was determined that there was a weak positive correlation between total
scores from RHD-NMF and SSSPWEPP and its sub-dimensions (emotional, physical, social) (r=.249,
r=.199, r=.194, r=.232, respectively;p<0.01).
Conclusion and Suggestions: In the study, it was determined that most of the puerperant women
were ready for discharge. Readiness for discharge and social support, family support and friend
support. In addition, it was determined that as the physical, emotional and social support of the
spouse increased, the readiness for discharge from the hospital increased. In addition, it was found
that the most important variables affecting readiness for discharge from the hospital were the
support of friends and physical support of the spouse.
AU  - GÜNEY, Esra
AU  - Ucar, Tuba
AU  - Bal, Zeynep
AU  - Gökbulut, Nilay
AU  - Kantar, Ezgi Can
DO  - 10.54005/geneltip.1004287
PY  - 2022
JO  - Genel Tıp Dergisi
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
SN  - 2602-3741
SP  - 83
EP  - 90
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/517524
ER  -