Mothers Auxiety and Social Support with preterm infant

本研究は，妊娠期，児の入院期，育児期に早産児をもつ母親が認知したソーシャルサポートネットワーク（SSN）と児の入院期および育児期の母親の不安との関連を明らかにすることを目的とした．早産児をもつ母親 21 名を対象とし，不安の測定尺度である『日本版STAI』とソーシャルサポートの測定尺度である『日本版 SNI』を用いて量的な検討を行った． その結果，早産児をもつ母親のSSNの特性は，不安の強まる「児の入院期」においてネットワークサイズは縮小し，反対にサポートに対する満足度が高くなっていた．そして，母親の育児期における不安を軽減するためには，妊娠期から継続した夫の物理的サポートが重要であり，さらに，妊娠期の友人からの情緒的および情報的サポートも重要な役割を果しているものと考えられた． 以上より，早産児をもつ母親の不安を軽減させるには，母親に対する重要な役割を果たすサポートメンバーを認識した看護介入を行う必要性が示唆された．The purpose of this study was to verify how social support network which was recognized by preterm mothers, pregnant period, infants hospitalization period and child rearing period, had relationship between such periods and their anxiety thereafter as well. Weve examined 21 mothers with preterm infants using STAI Japanese Version, a measurement scale of anxiety, and SNI Japanese Version for social support measurement scale. As a result, while preterm mothers had least number of support members during infants hospitalization period, degree of their satisfaction for support was the highest conversely. In conclusion, it has been proved that material support from husband for all of the periods reduced mothers anxiety in child rearing period. It has also been proved that emotional and informational support from friends during pregnant period had an effect to reduce mothers anxiety in child rearing period. These results suggest that it is necessary to recognize the support members with important role to preterm mothers in the nursing intervention to reduce mothers anxiety