Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Breastfeed Med. 2011 Feb;6(1):25-30. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2010.0017. Epub 2010 Oct 29.
This study examined the relationship between the breastfeeding efficacy and quality of life (QoL) in a sample of 89 mothers from southern Brazil. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to explore correlations between maternal QoL and breastfeeding efficacy in Brazil.
Research participants completed the Portuguese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF and Multicultural Quality of Life Index questionnaires. Breastfeeding efficacy was evaluated through the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF). Correlations between the scores of the QoL instruments and the BSES-SF were examined using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients.
There were significant correlations among the scores of the two QoL questionnaires and the BSES-SF. Multiple regression analysis revealed that both QoL instruments significantly predicted BSES-SF scores. Neither socioeconomic status nor level of educational attainment was a significant predictor of breastfeeding efficacy.
The results from the present study indicate that breastfeeding efficacy is significantly related to QoL among mothers in southern Brazil. The association between QoL and breastfeeding efficacy appears to be independent from any effect of socioeconomic status or level of educational achievement.
本研究调查了 89 名来自巴西南部的母亲样本中母乳喂养效能与生活质量（QoL）之间的关系。据作者所知，这是巴西首次探索母婴 QoL 与母乳喂养效能之间相关性的研究。
研究参与者完成了世界卫生组织生活质量 - 简要量表和多元文化生活质量指数问卷的葡萄牙语版本。通过母乳喂养自我效能量表 - 短表（BSES-SF）评估母乳喂养效能。使用皮尔逊积差相关系数检验 QoL 工具得分与 BSES-SF 之间的相关性。
两个 QoL 问卷的得分与 BSES-SF 之间存在显著相关性。多元回归分析显示，两种 QoL 工具均显著预测 BSES-SF 得分。社会经济地位和教育程度均不是母乳喂养效能的显著预测因素。
本研究结果表明，母乳喂养效能与巴西南部母亲的生活质量显著相关。QoL 与母乳喂养效能之间的关联似乎独立于社会经济地位或教育程度的任何影响。
