Melo LCDO, Bonelli MCP, Lima RVA, Gomes-Sponholz FA, Monteiro JCDS. Anxiety and its influence on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2021;
29:e3485. [PMID:
34755773 PMCID:
PMC8584807 DOI:
10.1590/1518-8345.5104.3485]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective:
to identify the levels of anxiety and breastfeeding self-efficacy in
puerperal women at the intervals of 60, 120, and 180 days postpartum; and to
verify the influence of anxiety on breastfeeding self-efficacy among these
puerperal women.
Method:
an analytical, longitudinal and prospective study, conducted with 186
puerperal women, and which used a sociodemographic and obstetric
characterization questionnaire, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form. The analyses were performed
by means of descriptive statistics, and Fisher’s Exact Test was used.
Results:
most of the puerperal women presented low levels of trait anxiety (55.4%) and
of state anxiety (66.2% at 60 days, 72.8% at 120 days, and 75.5% at 180
days), and a high level of self-efficacy (77.3% at 60 days, 75.3% at 120
days, and 72.1% at 180 days of puerperium). Low levels of trait anxiety and
state anxiety were associated with high self-efficacy at 60 days (p=0.0142
and p=0.0159, respectively).
Conclusion:
it is necessary to pay greater attention to the mental health of puerperal
women, considering that those who presented low levels of anxiety had higher
levels of self-efficacy, a situation that can result in longer exclusive
breastfeeding.
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