Factors conditioning pain control and reduction in post-cesarean section parturients: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2024-05, Vol.24 (1), p.382-382, Article 382
• Main Authors: Pilewska-Kozak, Anna Bogusława, Dziurka, Magdalena, Bałanda-Bałdyga, Agnieszka, Monist, Marta Joanna, Kopiel, Ewelina, Jurek, Krzysztof, Łęcka, Anna Francesca, Dobrowolska, Beata
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Anxiety; Beliefs; Cesarean section; Cesarean Section - psychology; Childbirth & labor; Coping; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Informed consent; Internal-External Control; Locus of control; Pain control; Pain coping strategies; Pain management; Pain Management - methods; Pain, Postoperative - psychology; Poland; Pregnancy; Questionnaires; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1471-2393; 1471-2393
• DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06579-9

Pain experienced by women in the perinatal period constitutes a complex and multifaceted phenomenon. The aim of the study was to assess conditions of pain locus of control and pain reduction in post-cesarean section parturients. A cross-sectional quantitative study with convenience sampling was performed among 175 hospitalized post-cesarean section women in hospitals in Eastern Poland in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement. A self-design questionnaire regarding general information and obstetrics/gynaecology medical interview, The Pain Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) and The Beliefs about Pain Control Questionnaire (BPCQ) were used. The inclusion criteria were as follows (1) age of ⩾18 years old; (2) cesarean section (CS); (3) period from the 13th hour to the end of the 72nd hour after the procedure; and (4) informed consent. The data was analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics. Internal locus of control (M = 14.02) was provided the highest value by the parturients and followed by chance events (M = 12.61) and doctors' power (M = 12.18). Dominant coping with pain strategies in the post-cesarean parturients were coping self-statements (M = 19.06), praying or hoping (M = 18.86). The parturients assessed their pain coping (M = 3.31) strategies along with pain reduction (M = 3.35) at the moderate level. Higher pain control was correlated with cognitive pain coping strategies (β = 0.305; t = 4.632; p