Scale, comfort & safety (t=2.876, p=.005), feeding (t=2.281, p=.024), infant's behavior (t=2.395, p=.018), hygiene control (t=2.978, p=.003), p<.001) and confidence in newborn care showed significant total scores (t=2.997, p=.003). Based on the Fatigue Continuum Form, the physical, psychological, and neurosensory fatigue scores and the total fatigue score did not show any statistical significance in each area (t=1.169, p=..244)(t=1.941, p=.054)(t=1.863, p=.064)(t=1.897, p=.060). The present findings can be applied as the reference data conducive to correcting the myth among puerperal mothers that rooming-in will increase the postnatal fatigue and supporting the benefits of rooming-in.

The purpose of this study was to search stigma experiences of family members who take care of their mental illness patients. Participants consist of three parents, one child, one brother of mental illness patient. The period to collect data was from June to October 2010. We collected the data through depth interview with participants and observance of them. The data was analyzed using phenomenal analysis suggested by Giorgi. As a result, meaningful technologies abstracted from original data were 217, and based on these we induced 26 themes by grouping them with more abstract and integrated language and seven central meanings were induced

The present study analyzed the factors influencing the burnout in family members of elderly dementia patients and verified such factors using a hypothetical model. 443

This descriptive survey research elucidates the confidence in newborn care and the postpartum fatigue of puerperal mothers in rooming-in and non-rooming-in groups, and investigates relevant factors with intent to provide reference data needed to perform proper nursing intervention for the confidence in newborn care and the postnatal fatigue. A total of 159 subjects (43 in a rooming-in group vs. 116 in a non-rooming-in group) staying in a university hospital and a women's hospital in Uijeongbu City within 48 hours after giving birth were selected. The confidence in newborn care was measured with the Revised Self Confidence Scale, whilst the postpartum fatigue was measured with the Fatigue Continuum Form. Demographic information and obstetric characteristics were collected with a self-reporting questionnaire survey. In short, based on the Revised Self Confidence Scale, comfort & safety (t=2.876, p=.005), feeding (t=2.281, p=.024), infant's behavior (t=2.395, p=.018), hygiene control (t=2.978, p=.003), health & illness (t=3.646, p<.001) and confidence in newborn care showed significant total scores (t=2.997, p=.003). Based on the Fatigue Continuum Form, the physical, psychological, and neurosensory fatigue scores and the total fatigue score did not show any statistical significance in each area (t=1.169, p=..244)(t=1.941, p=.054)(t=1.863, p=.064)(t=1.897, p=.060). The present findings can be applied as the reference data conducive to correcting the myth among puerperal mothers that rooming-in will increase the postnatal fatigue and supporting the benefits of rooming-in.

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