Use of mobile applications and blogs by pregnant women in Turkey and the impact on adaptation to pregnancy
Use of mobile applications and blogs by pregnant women in Turkey and the impact on adaptation to pregnancy
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DOI：
10.1016/j.midw.2018.04.001
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发表时间：
2018-07-01
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影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Sozbir, Sengul Yaman
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作者：
Sat, Sultan Ozkan;Sozbir, Sengul Yaman
目的：本研究旨在证明使用移动应用程序和博客对女性怀孕的影响。设计：这是一项描述性研究。采用问卷调查和产前自我评价问卷（PSEQ）收集资料。制定PSEQ是为了评估妇女在分娩前对怀孕的适应情况，它包含七个子量表：接受怀孕、确定母亲的角色、与母亲的关系、与丈夫的关系、为分娩做准备、产前对无助的恐惧和对分娩失去控制以及对自己和婴儿福祉的关注。分数越低，表明对怀孕的适应程度越高。环境：数据收集自土耳其安卡拉一所大学医院的妇产科门诊。参与者：共有230名女性同意参与这项研究。如果女性受过教育，怀孕25-40周，怀孕期间没有并发症，没有精神疾病或障碍，她们就被纳入研究范围。测量和发现：总共有43.1%的女性报告在怀孕期间至少使用一个移动应用程序，34.3%的女性报告至少使用一个与怀孕有关的博客。平均总PSEQ得分为133（移动应用程序用户得分：129；博客用户得分：130）。使用手机应用的女性和不使用手机应用的女性在PSEQ总分方面没有显著差异；然而，使用手机应用的孕妇对怀孕的接受程度和与丈夫的关系方面，对怀孕的适应程度更高。使用和不使用怀孕博客的妇女在PSEQ总分方面没有显著差异；然而，在与母亲的关系方面，使用博客的孕妇对怀孕的适应程度更高。关键结论：这项研究表明，孕妇使用移动应用程序和博客是很普遍的。手机应用和博客的使用都能增强女性对怀孕的适应，但方式不同。对实践的影响：根据这些结果，应开发以技术为基础的培训材料（如移动应用程序、博客等），并将其用于孕妇的健康教育和咨询。
Objectives: This study aimed to demonstrate how the use of mobile applications and blogs impacts on a woman's pregnancy.Design: This was a descriptive study. A questionnaire and the Prenatal Self Evaluation Questionnaire (PSEQ) were administered to collect the data. The PSEQ was developed to evaluate a woman's adaptation to pregnancy before labour and contained seven subscales: acceptance of pregnancy, identification of a motherhood role, relationship with her mother, relationship with her husband, preparation for labour, prenatal fear of helplessness and loss of control in labour and concern for the well-being of self and baby. Lower scores indicated a greater level of adaptation to pregnancy.Settings: Data were collected from gynaecology and obstetrics outpatient clinics in a university hospital in Ankara, Turkey.Participants: A total of 230 women agreed to participate in the study. Women were included if they were literate, were 25-40 weeks pregnant, had experienced no complications during pregnancy and did not have a psychiatric illness or disorder.Measurement and findings: A total of 43.1% of women reported using at least one mobile application during pregnancy, and 34.3% reported using at least one pregnancy-related blog. The mean total PSEQ score was 133 (mobile applications users' score: 129; blogs users' score: 130). There were no significant differences between those women using and those not using mobile applications in terms of the total PSEQ score; however, pregnant women using mobile applications had better adaptation levels to pregnancy in terms of their acceptance of pregnancy and relationship with her husband. No significant differences were found between those women using and those not using pregnancy blogs in terms of the total PSEQ score; however, pregnant women using blogs had better adaptation levels to pregnancy in terms of the relationship with her mother.Key conclusions: This study revealed that the use of mobile applications and blogs is common among pregnant women. The use of mobile applications and blogs both enhance a woman's adaptation to pregnancy but in different ways.Implications For practice: In accordance with these results, technology-based training materials (e.g. mobile applications, blogs etc.) should be developed and used in the health education and counselling of pregnant women.