sectional study: the relationship between perceived social support and depression in Turkish infertile women

Studies conducted on infertile women in the literature investigated some features such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social support. However, there has been no study examining the relationship between levels of perceived social support and depression in infertile women. Considering this deficiency, the study was conducted to determine the relationship between perceived social support and depression in infertile women. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between perceived social support and depression in infertile women. This descriptive and sectional study was conducted between 16 April and 31 October 2012 in in vitro fertilisation [IVF] Centre of Firat University Research Hospital. Sampling formula was used in cases when the number of elements in the population was not known to calculate minimum sample size required to be included in the study. A total of 238 women who applied to the relevant centre between the specified dates constituted the sample group of the study. A Questionnaire Form, Beck Depression Inventory [BDI] and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support [MSPSS] were used to collect the data. A pilot study was carried out on nine infertile women. As a result of the pilot study, we formed the final version of the Questionnaire Form. The data of these nine women were not involved in the research. The data obtained from the study was assessed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences [SPSS; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA] version 15.0. Percentage distribution, mean, t test, one-way analysis of variance [One-Way ANOVA], and Pearson correlation analysis were used to evaluate the data. The women's total mean score on the BDI was 12.55 +/- 8.07. Scores obtained by women on the MSPSS was 15.75 +/- 8.53 for the subscale of friend, 21.52 +/- 8.20 for the subscale of family, and 15.62 +/- 8.45 for the subscale of significant others. The women's total MSPSS score was 52.89 +/- 21.75. A significant, negative relationship was found between total BDI score with subscale and total mean scores of MSPSS [r= -0.596, p<0.01]. Symptoms of depression decreased as the women's perceived social support increased

Labour pain and the development of mother-infant interaction in Turkish mothers

To examine whether the intensity of the labor pain has an effect on the development of the mother-infant interaction in Turkish mothers. The research was carried out as a descriptive study in a university hospital with an obstetric and gynecology clinic in Erzurum, Turkey. Data were collected between October-December 2006. In this time interval, it was observed and 225 mothers were interviewed having an infant and meeting the research criteria in this obstetric and gynecology clinic. The average scores of mother-infant interaction were statistically significant according to mothers' ages; p-value 0.005 [p<0.05], education level; p-value 0.000 [p<0.001] and labor duration p-value is 0.017 [p<0.05]. Labor type didn't effect the mother-infant interaction; p-value 0.539 [p>0.05]. The difference between starting period for breast-feeding and interaction scores was statistically significant; p-value 0.000 [p<0.001]. Labor pain intensity didn't affect significantly mother-infant interaction; p-value 0.437 [p>0.05], However, when labour pain intensity increased, interaction scores decreased. According to these results, it seems to be important that during antenatal examinations, training programmes about mother-infant interaction for mothers who are older, multigravid, and have lower education level should be implemented. It is also suggested that painless labour technics should be used