The effect of nurse support and social support on fatigue experienced by mothers whose children are hospitalized

Cinar N., Karakaya Suzan O., Tabakoglu P., ÖZTÜRKLER S., Cinar V.

HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, vol.43, no.6, pp.596-619, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/07399332.2021.1883616
  • Journal Name: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, PAIS International, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.596-619
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The authors' aim in this study was carried out to determine the effect of social support and nurse support on fatigue experienced by mothers whose children were hospitalized. This is a descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional research study. Our study population consisted of all the mothers (n = 198) who had children hospitalized in the pediatric services of the public and training and research hospitals. Data were collected using a questionnaire, Nurse Parent Support Tool, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Brief Fatigue Inventory. Our finding the mothers accompanying their hospitalized children who received adequate nurse support were found to have less maternal fatigue.