Roets L, Moru M M, Nel M
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.
Curationis. 2005 Aug;28(3):73-7.
The purpose of this study was to determine the use of non-pharmacologic methods of pain management used by midwives in Lesotho. The research design was non-experimental and of a descriptive nature. The data was obtained by means of a structured questionnaire which was compiled after a thorough literature analysis was done. Midwives, working in the Maternity wards of the Christian Hospital Association of Lesotho as well as the government Hospitals completed the questionnaires. All data was analysed on a nominal descriptive level. According to the results, the midwives indicated that they were taught non-pharmacologic methods of pain management, however they expressed that they inadequately use these methods during the first stage of labour due to shortage of staff, lack of privacy and space, a high midwife-mother ratio, culture and hospital policies. In the light of these findings, recommendations were made of maximizing the use of non-pharmacologic methods during the first stage of labour.
本研究的目的是确定莱索托助产士使用的非药物疼痛管理方法。研究设计为非实验性且具有描述性。数据通过一份结构化问卷收集，该问卷是在进行全面文献分析后编制的。在莱索托基督教医院协会产科病房以及政府医院工作的助产士完成了问卷。所有数据均在名义描述层面进行分析。根据结果，助产士表示他们接受过非药物疼痛管理方法的培训，但他们表示由于人员短缺、缺乏隐私和空间、助产士与产妇比例高、文化和医院政策等原因，在第一产程中这些方法使用不足。鉴于这些发现，建议在第一产程中最大限度地使用非药物方法。
