Social Support and Postpartum Quality of Life During The Postpartum Period

Abstract

Research on social support and quality of life of puerperal women have not been done. Any support and quality of life assessment puerperal women a barometer of success during childbirth preparation training. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of social support on postpartum women 's quality of life. The design of this study is a longitudinal repeated measure design. Data were taken at three postnatal visits at home. Location of the study in the district of Miri as the treatment group have given preparatory training during childbirth (Pelatihan Persiapan Masa Nifas / PMN)  ) and sub Sukodono as a control group (never given PMN). 3-40 days postpartum women as research samples, and conducted from June to December 2013. Samples were selected by purposive sampling, with the inclusion criteria postpartum women who are willing to be the respondent, lived with her husband, gave birth to a single infant of gestational age >28 weeks, and have contact with the grandmother or grandmother-in-law or a respected family. Data were collected by questionnaire. Kolmogorov Smirnov normality test and homogeneity of variance with Levene's  test 's. Analysis of the characteristics of respondents, the value of social support new mothers, and quality of life with descriptive. The relationship between social support and quality of life of the mother postpartum mothers at each visit new mothers, were analyzed with logistic regression quality of life in visits 1, 2, and 3, the results of  Kolmogorov Smirnov normal distribution (p>0.05), and analysis of Levene’s test varies homogeneous (p>0,005 ). Post hoc tests with correction Beferroni showed increased mean quality of life score visit 1 to visit 2 (60,28±8,722 to 61,71±7,651) were significantly (p<0,05), and increased  quality  of  life  mean  value  visit  2  to  visit  3 (61,71±7,65 to  62,87±7,90) were significantly (p <0,05).

Keywords: social support, quality of life, new mothers