Marital Adjustment in Risky and Healthy Pregnants

Gonca Karataş Baran; Kadriye Kızıltepe; Gamze Öztürk

doi:10.19161/etd.1254631

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Riskli ve Sağlıklı Gebelerde Evlilik Uyumu

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Amaç: Bu araştırma, kadınların gebelikte yaşadıkları sağlık riski ile evlilik doyumu ve evlilik uyumu arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve karşılaştırmalı bu çalışma,01/12/2021-01/06/2022 tarihleri arasında bir kadın doğum hastanesinde yatan 202 gebe ile yapılmıştır. Veriler, sosyo-demografik ve obstetrik özellikler ile ilgili sorular, Evlilik Doyumu Ölçeği ve Revize Edilmiş Çift Uyumu Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar %95 güven aralığında anlamlılık p<0,05 düzeyinde değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Sağlıklı gebelerin yaş ortalaması 27,18±5,55, riskli gebelerin yaş ortalaması 29,61±6,72’dir.. “Evlilik Doyumu Ölçeği” ve “Revize Edilmiş Çift Uyumu Ölçeği” puan medyanları riskli gebe grubunda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde yüksektir (p˂0,001). Primipar ve primigravid olanların evlilik doyumu ve çift uyumu istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksektir (p˂0,05). Sonuç: Riskli gebelik grubu ve çocuğu olmayan gebelerin evlilik doyumları ve evlilik uyumları sağlıklı gebelere göre daha iyi düzeydedir.

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Marital Adjustment in Risky and Healthy Pregnants

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the health risk experienced by women during pregnancy and marital satisfaction and marital adjustment. Materials and Methods:This descriptive and comparative study was conducted with 202 pregnant women in a gynecology and obstetrics hospital between 01/12/2021-01/06/2022. Data were collected using questions on socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, The Satisfaction with Marriage Scale and The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The results were evaluated at the level of significance p<0.05 at the 95% confidence interval. Results: The mean age of healthy pregnant women was 27.18±5.55 and risky pregnant women was 29.61±6.72. "The Satisfaction with Marriage Scale " and "The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale" scores medians were statistically significantly higher in the risky pregnant group (p˂0.001). The marital satisfaction and dyadic adjustment of those with primiparous and primigravid were statistically significantly higher (p˂0.05). Conclusion: Marital satisfaction and dyadic adjustment of the risky pregnancy group and pregnant women without children are at a better level than healthy pregnant women.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Gonca Karataş Baran ^*
0000-0002-7996-6144
Türkiye

Kadriye Kızıltepe
0000-0002-2274-6992
Türkiye

Gamze Öztürk
0000-0002-2613-7094
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 19, 2024

Submission Date

March 1, 2023

Acceptance Date

May 28, 2023

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Year 2024 Volume: 63 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.1254631

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1.Gonca Karataş Baran, Kadriye Kızıltepe, Gamze Öztürk. Marital Adjustment in Risky and Healthy Pregnants. EJM. 2024 Mar. 1;63(1):13-24. doi:10.19161/etd.1254631