Elderly Care Program, Demokrasi University Vocational School of Health Services, İzmir, Turkey.
Department of Nursing, Balıkesir University Faculty of Health, Balıkesir, Turkey.
Scand J Caring Sci. 2020 Jun;34(2):456-463. doi: 10.1111/scs.12749. Epub 2019 Sep 5.
In the present study, it was aimed to investigate the relationships between breastfeeding attitude and perceived stress levels of Turkish mothers.
In this descriptive study, the Personal Information Form prepared by the researchers, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) were used to collect the study data. The present study included 788 mothers having 0-6 month-old infants. The data obtained were with the independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation analyses.
The mean scores of the participants obtained from the PSS and IIFAS were 25.60 ± 7.3 and 61 ± 6.6, respectively. At the end of the correlation analysis, it was observed that breastfeeding attitude decreased as the perceived stress level increased in mothers.
The results of the research indicated that as the perceived stress levels of mothers in the postpartum period increased, their breastfeeding attitudes decreased. It is suggested that nurses should support women by providing education and counselling during pregnancy and postpartum period.
本研究旨在探讨土耳其母亲母乳喂养态度与感知压力水平之间的关系。
在这项描述性研究中,研究人员使用了个人信息表、感知压力量表(PSS)和爱荷华婴儿喂养态度量表(IIFAS)来收集研究数据。本研究包括 788 名 0-6 个月大婴儿的母亲。所得数据采用独立 t 检验、单因素方差分析和 Pearson 相关分析。
PSS 和 IIFAS 中参与者的平均得分分别为 25.60±7.3 和 61±6.6。相关性分析结束时,观察到母亲的感知压力水平越高,母乳喂养态度越低。
研究结果表明,母亲在产后期间感知压力水平的增加会降低其母乳喂养态度。建议护士在孕期和产后期间通过提供教育和咨询来支持女性。