Salah Sayed, M., Ibrahem Abd El-Moniem, I., El-Sayed Hassan, S. (2019). Effect of Maternal Attachment on Infancy Pain Reduction during Invasive Procedures. test, 10(4), 647-656. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.253140
Marwa Salah Sayed; Iman Ibrahem Abd El-Moniem; Salma El-Sayed Hassan. "Effect of Maternal Attachment on Infancy Pain Reduction during Invasive Procedures". test, 10, 4, 2019, 647-656. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.253140
Salah Sayed, M., Ibrahem Abd El-Moniem, I., El-Sayed Hassan, S. (2019). 'Effect of Maternal Attachment on Infancy Pain Reduction during Invasive Procedures', test, 10(4), pp. 647-656. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.253140
Salah Sayed, M., Ibrahem Abd El-Moniem, I., El-Sayed Hassan, S. Effect of Maternal Attachment on Infancy Pain Reduction during Invasive Procedures. test, 2019; 10(4): 647-656. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.253140

Effect of Maternal Attachment on Infancy Pain Reduction during Invasive Procedures

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 46, Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2019, Pages 647-656    PDF (351.29 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.253140
Authors
Marwa Salah Sayed1; Iman Ibrahem Abd El-Moniem2; Salma El-Sayed Hassan3
1Head Nurse at Beni-Suef Health Insurance Hospital
2Professor of Pediatric Nursing and Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Environment, Ain Shams University
3Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Ain Shams University
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to assess the effect of maternal attachment on infancy pain
reduction during invasive procedures. Research design: A descriptive study was conducted to carry
out this study. Settings: Pediatric Medical words in Beni-Suef University Hospital and Children
Hospital affiliated to Ain-Shams University Hospitals. Sample: A purposive sample includes one
hundred infants from 1 month to 1 year and their accompanied mothers who are admitted to the
previously mentioned settings. Tools: A structured questionnaire sheet to assess mothers'
knowledge regarding invasive procedures and its pain. The second tool was Likert like type scale to
assess mothers' perception regarding maternal attachment during invasive procedures. The third tool
was face rating pain scale to assess infants' pain during invasive procedures. Results: revealed that
two fifths of studied mothers were in the age group 20 >30 years old and more than one third of
them were illiterate. More than half of studied mothers had unsatisfactory level of knowledge about
invasive procedures and its pain and less than two thirds of them had positive perceptions about
maternal attachment during invasive procedures. Conclusion: the study concluded that, more than
half of studied mothers had unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding invasive procedures, nearly
two thirds of them had a positive perception towards maternal attachment during invasive
procedures, and more than three quarters of studied infants with their mothers' participation had a
moderate level of pain. Recommendations: The study recommended that, implementation of
educational program for mothers regarding maternal attachment and importance of their presence
with their infants during invasive procedures.
Keywords
Maternal Attachment; Mothers' Knowledge; Perception; Infants
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