Efficacy of continuity care for management of puerperal women

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effect of continuity care on the postpartum management of pregnant women. Methods A total of 220 puerperal women admitted to our department from February to September 2020 were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 110 patients in each group. The women from the control group received conventional care intervention, while those of the observation group received continuity of care based on the Mobile Health APP. Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale (BSES), Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), and postpartum quality of life questionnaire, and their satisfaction with nursing attitude, professionalism and communication skills were employed to survey the subjects, and the results were compared between the 2 groups. Results After nursing, the EPDS score was significantly lower, and that of BSES was obviously higher in the observation group than the control group (both P < 0.001). The observation group had notably higher scores of quality of life questionnaire, including child rearing, physical function, psychological function, and social support when compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The patients in the observation group also obtained better satisfaction with nursing attitude, professionalism and communication than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Continuity care significantly improves the quality of postpartum management for women.

Keywords

• mobile health
• app
• continuity care
• pregnant women
• efficacy of postpartum management