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Determinants of Institutional Delivery in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study 埃塞俄比亚制度交付的决定因素:一项横断面研究

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.39518.1441

A. K. Tsehay, Minale Tareke, Endalkachew Dellie, Yonas Derressa

{"title":"Determinants of Institutional Delivery in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study","authors":"A. K. Tsehay, Minale Tareke, Endalkachew Dellie, Yonas Derressa","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.39518.1441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.39518.1441","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: Government of Ethiopia is promoting institutional delivery despite the fact that there are a high number of home deliveries in the country mainly in hard-to-reach areas. Choice of institutional delivery is vital for the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortalities. The present study aimed to investigate the determinants of institutional delivery in Ethiopia. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 11023 women (age range: 15-49 years) who delivered in the preceding five years before the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey in Ethiopia from January 18, 2016 to June 27, 2016. The primary outcome variable was institutional delivery. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 20). The multivariate logistic regression was used to identify variables that had a significant association with institutional delivery (P<0.05). Results: Institutional delivery was 4.36 times higher in women with secondary education (OR: 4.36; 95% CI: 3.12-6.09). In addition, it was threefold higher among the subjects who were the residents of urban areas (OR: 3.26; 95% CI: 2.19-4.35). Institutional delivery was higher among women who had antenatal care (ANC) visits (OR: 1.81; 95% CI: 1.58-2.07) and watched television at least once a week (0R: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.35-2.66). Based on the wealth index, the wealthiest subjects were 2.61 times more likely to deliver in health institutions (OR: 2.61; 95% CI: 1.95-3.50). Conclusion: Having higher educational levels, being wealthy, residing in urban areas, having ANC visits at least once, and watching television at least once a weak were considered as important determinants for the choice of institutional delivery.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121199657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Perceptions of Preconception Care among Pregnant Women at Masvingo General Hospital, Zimbabwe: A Qualitative Study 津巴布韦Masvingo总医院孕妇对孕前护理的看法:一项定性研究

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.41728.1474

Elizabeth Siraha, D. Mukona, M. Zvinavashe, Lillian Dodzo

{"title":"Perceptions of Preconception Care among Pregnant Women at Masvingo General Hospital, Zimbabwe: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Elizabeth Siraha, D. Mukona, M. Zvinavashe, Lillian Dodzo","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.41728.1474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.41728.1474","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: Preconception care (PCC) is the provision of biomedical, behavioral, and social health interventions for women and couples before conception occurs. Although it serves to close the gap of poor maternal health through promoting good behavior, risk assessment and management of chronic medical conditions, treatment of infections, and vaccinations, but it is still a challenge to most women of the childbearing age worldwide. The present study was performed to investigate the perceptions of women of the childbearing age regarding PCC. Methods: A descriptivequalitative design was used on a purposive sample of eight pregnant women within the age range of 15-49 years attending Masvingo general hospital, Zimbabwe for antenatal care. The sample size was determined by data saturation. The data were collected within March 2018 to April 2018 through in-depth interviews, which were conducted in private rooms while detailed notes were taken. Thematic analysis was manually performed to analyse the data. Issues of trustworthiness was considered. Results: Major themes identified were inadequate knowledge of PCC, recognition of the importance of PCC, barriers to PCC, and facilitators of PCC. Conclusion: Women acknowledged the importance of PCC. However, there was a number of barriers to the full utilization of PCC, and it was a neglected aspect of maternal-child health. There is a need to promote the awareness of PCC to enable informed decision-making regarding the issues of fertility and pregnancy planning.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128090937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 6

The Neonatal Outcomes and resuscitation rate of Neonates at Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran 伊朗马什哈德伊玛目礼萨医院新生儿结局和新生儿复苏率

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2019.32411.1352

Ahmadshah Farhat, F. Rahimi, A. Mohammadzade, R. Saeedi, Mozhgan Ghiassi, Jamileh Omidbigi, Fatemeh Qadernia

{"title":"The Neonatal Outcomes and resuscitation rate of Neonates at Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran","authors":"Ahmadshah Farhat, F. Rahimi, A. Mohammadzade, R. Saeedi, Mozhgan Ghiassi, Jamileh Omidbigi, Fatemeh Qadernia","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2019.32411.1352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2019.32411.1352","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) is an important health index, which reflects the socio-economic and health status of a community. According to the literature, almost 20% of NMR can be prevented through the implementation of simple resuscitative interventions. This study was conducted to review the neonatal outcomes and resuscitation rate of neonates. \u0000Methods: This record review was carried out using records of 4683 birth from March 2016 to March 2017 in Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. The variables reviewed included the birth conditions, neonatal outcomes and resuscitation interventions. The data were collected using a self-structured record form and analyzed using descriptive statistics. \u0000Results: The findings showed 179 neonatal deaths out of 4683 births (including those who were born dead or the ones who died shortly after birth in delivery rooms). NMR was 3.8% in the current study. The rate of cesarean deliveries was 5% higher than normal vaginal delivery rate. Moreover, 18% of births were related to the gestational age lower than 36 weeks. The rate of low and very low birth weight infants was 6.42% of births. Approximately, 20% of the newly born infants were resuscitated. \u0000Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad, Iran was not in a good condition compared to the developed countries, in terms of the status of births, mortality rate, and resuscitation interventions.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122872346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

A Narrative on Using Vignettes: Its Advantages and Drawbacks 小品使用的叙述:它的利弊

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.41650.1472

F. Erfanian, R. L. Roudsari, A. Heydari, M. Bahmani

{"title":"A Narrative on Using Vignettes: Its Advantages and Drawbacks","authors":"F. Erfanian, R. L. Roudsari, A. Heydari, M. Bahmani","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.41650.1472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.41650.1472","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: In some situations in quantitative or qualitative research, complementary tools would be of great help in data collection. Vignette technique is a data collection tool, which has been used for over 50 years in different disciplines including health sciences. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of information regarding this method. With this background in mind, the present review aimed to provide thorough information about the vignette technique. Methods: This was a narrative review conducted through searching of databases of ISI Web of Science (65), PubMed (27), Scopus (24), CINAHL (110), ProQuest (23), ERIC (44) as well as Science Direct (123) using keywords including “vignette”, “qualitative research”, “quantitative research”, and \"research” from their inception to September, 2018 to assess those studies regarding different aspects of vignettes. Out of 416 documents, a number of 105 books and articles were reviewed regarding the different aspects of the vignettes. No language restrictions were imposed. Results: Vignettes are used in different forms including text, illustrations, images, videotape and cartoons, computer-based data, and music as an elicitation tool to provide supplementary and complementary data during a research process. Using this technique, the researcher can collect some data which is not accessible through other sources. At the same time, the researchers should be cautious about its accurate design and validity to get more realistic data. Conclusion: Vignettes as an effective tool can be employed in both quantitative and qualitative research to collect more diverse and thorough data, particularly, in cross-cultural research.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130854878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 14

Effectiveness of Reality Therapy Based on Choice Theory on Marital Intimacy and Satisfaction 基于选择理论的现实治疗对婚姻亲密度和满意度的影响

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.46037.1559

Z. Ebadi, R. Pasha, F. Hafezi, Z. Eftekhar

{"title":"Effectiveness of Reality Therapy Based on Choice Theory on Marital Intimacy and Satisfaction","authors":"Z. Ebadi, R. Pasha, F. Hafezi, Z. Eftekhar","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.46037.1559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.46037.1559","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: Dedication to spouse, marriage, and family is one of the most significant factors that has attracted considerable attention in contemporary family and marriage studies to ensure continuity of marriage and the strength of family ties. In the present analysis .The current study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of reality therapy based on choice theory on marital intimacy and satisfaction in Iranian couples. Methods: This pretest-posttest control group design was performed on 40 subjects who referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz in 2018 and were firstly selected by convenience sampling and then randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (N=20 each). Thompson and Walker's Intimacy Scale and ENRICH marital satisfaction inventory were used for data collection. The experimental group underwent ten 60-minute sessions of reality therapy based on Glasser's choice theory adapted from Amani study (2015); nonetheless, the control group did not receive any interventions. Results: The obtained results demonstrated that reality therapy based on choice theory was effective in increasing intimacy and marital satisfaction among couples (p <0.01). Conclusion: As evidenced by the results of the current study, it is suggested that reality therapy based on choice theory could be incorporated into educational programs for couples and family therapy. Adopting such procedure, therapists can treat communication problems and enrich the intimate relationships among couples and families.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121448085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

A Case report of Congenital Unilateral Upper and Lower Limb Reduction 先天性单侧上肢及下肢复位1例

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.45453.1547

M. Kolahkaj, M. Nazari, Somayeh Makvandi

{"title":"A Case report of Congenital Unilateral Upper and Lower Limb Reduction","authors":"M. Kolahkaj, M. Nazari, Somayeh Makvandi","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.45453.1547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.45453.1547","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Congenital limb reduction defect is a rare condition that is detectable in prenatal ultrasound. The purpose of this study was to report a rare case of congenital unilateral upper and lower limb reduction, which was not detected in prenatal ultrasound. Case report: A primiparous woman was admitted to undergo a cesarean section due to breech presentation. The results of routine blood tests and first-trimester screening were normal. Anomaly ultrasound scan indicated the possibility of midface hypoplasia; however, three-dimensional ultrasound ruled out this condition. Other ultrasound evaluations in the following weeks of pregnancy were indicative of the normal health condition of the fetus. The outcome of the cesarean section was a girl with obvious unilateral shortening of the left limbs. Other associated anomalies included saddle nose, hepatomegaly, ichthyosis, and low-set ears. Conclusion: Congenital limb reduction defect can be detected at an early stage through an anomaly ultrasound scan in the second trimester of pregnancy. It is recommended to allocate sufficient time for an anomaly ultrasound scan, observe all parts of the four fetal limbs, and perform fetal examination in all three coronal, longitudinal, and axial planes.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129138766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Translation and Psychometric Properties of the Farsi Version of the Childbirth Perception Scale 波斯语版分娩知觉量表的翻译及心理测量特征

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.42617.1496

A. Ebadi, F. Dabiri, S. Mokhlesi, M. Hajifoghaha

{"title":"Translation and Psychometric Properties of the Farsi Version of the Childbirth Perception Scale","authors":"A. Ebadi, F. Dabiri, S. Mokhlesi, M. Hajifoghaha","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.42617.1496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.42617.1496","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: This study aimed to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Farsi version of the childbirth perceptions scale (CPS) to assess women's experiences of their childbirth. Methods: In this validation study, the CPS was translated from English to Farsi using the forward-backward translation method. Subsequently, 150 women who hadrecently given birth and were the residents in Bandar Abbas, Iran were requested to fill out the CPS. The construct validity of the CPS was determined using the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Moreover, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to determine its reliability. The reliability of the CPS was determined using the test-retest method with the calculation of the intra-class correlation coefficient. The data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 16) and LISREL 8.8. Results: A total of 150 individuals participated in this study. The results of the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test, the adequacy of the sample size was acceptable (0.722), and Bartlett's test of sphericity revealed statistically significant results (P<0.001). The mean±SD of the CPS scores was obtained as 26±5. Exploratory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure of the scale in which factors one and two had seven and five items, respectively. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the intra-class correlation coefficient were 0.975 and 0.988, respectively. Some of the fit indices of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the two-factor model best fitted the data. Conclusion: The findings confirmed the validity and reliability of the CPS; therefore, it can be administrated to the Iranian parturient women.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134426464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

The Relationship between psychosocial health status and risk of depression among pregnant women in Turkey 土耳其孕妇心理健康状况与抑郁风险之间的关系

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.38681.1430

Yeşim Anık, E. Ege

{"title":"The Relationship between psychosocial health status and risk of depression among pregnant women in Turkey","authors":"Yeşim Anık, E. Ege","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.38681.1430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.38681.1430","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: Pregnancy involves physiological, psychological, and social changes, in which women are expected to adapt to the biopsychosocial changes. Failure to make such an adaptation would be accompanied by an increased risk of prenatal depression in pregnant women. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between psychosocial health status and the risk of depression in pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was carried out on 792 pregnant women (i.e., 73, 369, and 350 cases in the first, second, and third trimesters, respectively) referring to the Outpatient Clinic of the Meram Medical Faculty Hospital, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey, from 22 March to 30 June 2016. The pregnant women who attended the outpatient clinic and met the inclusion criteria were selected using haphazard sampling, as a non-probability sampling method. The data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire, the Pregnancy Psychosocial Health Assessment Scale (PPHAS), and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Data analysis was performed in SPSS software (version 22) using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal Wallis test. Results: The pregnant women had the depression risk of 28.2% and mean depression score of 9.41±4.8. The total mean score of PPHAS was obtained as 4.05±0.45. The risk of depression showed a statistically negative relationship with the total and sub-dimension mean scores of PPHAS, as well as the mean EPDS score (P˂0.001). Conclusion: Pregnant women with lower psychosocial health status were more likely to have the risk of depression. In other words, the risk of depression in pregnant women was influenced by factors that determine their psychosocial health.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115098527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Descriptive Study of Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Safe Sex in Niger Delta University in, Bayelsa State, Nigeria 尼日利亚巴耶尔萨州尼日尔三角洲大学学生对安全性行为的知识、态度和行为的描述性研究

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.34019.1372

N. Atenchong, F. Omisakin

{"title":"Descriptive Study of Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Safe Sex in Niger Delta University in, Bayelsa State, Nigeria","authors":"N. Atenchong, F. Omisakin","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.34019.1372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.34019.1372","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: Spread of sexually transmitted infections can be controlled with enhancing the knowledge and correcting the attitudes of students regarding the right and consistent use of contraceptive methods, and being in monogamous sexual relationships. This study aimed to compare thestudents’ knowledge, attitudes, and safe sex practices between nursing and non-nursing undergraduate students. Methods: A descriptive survey design was employed among 240 students at Niger Delta University in Bayelsa State, Nigeria in 2018-2019 The simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample. A questionnaire designed to elicit information on knowledge, attitudes, and safe sex practices from nursing and non-nursing students. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 17.0. Descriptive statistic was employed to describe the data. Results: Nursing students in this study presented with safe sexual practices, compared to non-nursing students. Sexual risky behaviors, such as having a casual partner and not using condoms, were prevalent among the non-nursing students. After summing up the scores of nursing students, they showed a better understanding of knowledge of safe sex (83.1% for nursing students versus 54.6% for non-nursing students). Similarly, the nurses’ attitudes and practices seemed better than those of non-nurses. Conclusion: Combination of both correct knowledge and positive attitudes correlates with safe sex practices among students. Safe sex education should be introduced to non-nursing students at the Niger Delta University as a means of promoting safe sex practices among students.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128827116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Prediction of Marital Burnout Based on Automatic Negative Thoughts and Alexithymia among Couples 基于自动消极思维和述情障碍的婚姻倦怠预测

Journal of midwifery and reproductive health Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI: 10.22038/JMRH.2020.43917.1522

F. Falahati, M. Mohammadi

{"title":"Prediction of Marital Burnout Based on Automatic Negative Thoughts and Alexithymia among Couples","authors":"F. Falahati, M. Mohammadi","doi":"10.22038/JMRH.2020.43917.1522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/JMRH.2020.43917.1522","url":null,"abstract":"Background & aim: Lack of objective expression of emotions leads to the experience of unpleasant thoughts and evocations, followed by the non-recognition of one’s emotions and feelings. This is identified as one of the most important factors accounting for marital conflicts. The purpose of this study was to predict marital burnout based on negative automatic thoughts and alexithymia among couples in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: This correlational study was conducted on 150 couples referring to four counseling centers located in districts 1 and 2 of Shiraz in 2018-2019. The study population was selected using a multistage cluster sampling method. The data were collected using the burnout measure developed by Pines, automatic negative thoughts questionnaire, and twenty-item Toronto alexithymia scale on a self-report basis. Data analysis was performed in SPSS software (version 21) using regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient at a significance level of ≤ 0.05. Results: The results showed that the dimensions of an automatic negative thoughts could predict marital burnout positively and significantly (P≤0.05). The coefficient was obtained as 0.27, meaning that automatic negative thoughts, alexithymia, age, and education could predict marital burnout at 27%. Conclusion: Alexithymia and automatic negative thoughts could eventually lead to the elevation of dissatisfaction with marriage due to exerting a negative effect on maintaining a strong emotional relationship between partners.","PeriodicalId":283698,"journal":{"name":"Journal of midwifery and reproductive health","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128099311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4