Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study had design as predictive research. Its objectives were to examine perceived self-efficacy in coping with labor pain, and to investigate factors affecting perceived self-efficacy on coping with labor pain among multiparous pregnant women. Participants consisted of 128 multiparous pregnant women who attended antenatal care (ANC) clinics and met study inclusion criteria. They were selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected by researcher’s record form and participants’ self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and standard multiple regression analysis. Study resulted that multiparous pregnant women had perceived self-efficacy in coping with labor pain at a high level (M = 7.11, SD = 0.56, Range = 1-10). From results of standard multiple regression analysis; parity, satisfaction with previous childbirth experience, attitude toward pregnancy, anxiety during pregnancy, and social support during pregnancy accounted for 27.9% of the variance in perceived self-efficacy of coping with labor pain (R2 = .279, F5,122 = 9.46, p < .001). However, only two factors significantly affected perceived self-efficacy in coping with labor pain: social support during pregnancy (b = 0.37, t = 4.32, p < .001) and anxiety during pregnancy (b = -0.26, t = -3.17, p < .01). Findings suggest that ANC nurses would assess pregnant women about their social support and anxiety during pregnancy. Then, nurses encourage women to have social support and help them decrease their anxiety in order to increase their perceived self-efficacy of coping with labor pain. This might lead pregnant women to have positive pregnancy outcomes.
Source: Royal Thai Navy Medical Journal
Institution: Burapha University
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7216617935