Current status of dyadic coping among pelvic floor dysfunction patients and their spouses

Abstract

Objective To explore the current status of dyadic coping among pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) patients and their spouses so as to provide a new perspective for clinical medical staff to carry out PFD family prevention intervention contrapuntally. Methods From March to December 2017, we selected totals of 150 pelvic floor dysfunction patients and their spouses in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University by convenience sampling. All of the patients were investigated with the general information questionnaire and Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI) . Totals of 150 questionnaires were sent out to patients and their spouses, and 138 valid of them from patients and their spouses were collected with 92.0% for the valid recovery rate. Results The score of pressure communication of PFD patients was lower than that of their spouses, and the score of negative coping of PFD patients was higher than that of their spouses with statistical differences (P<0.05) . Pearson correlation analysis showed that the scores of dyadic coping of PFD patients had positive correlations with those of their spouses (P<0.05) , and the scores of negative coping of PFD patients and their spouses had negative correlations with the scores of pressure communication, support, authorized coping and cooperation (P<0.05) . Conclusions PFD patients and their spouses are with obvious negative coping and inadequate dyadic coping. Besides, dyadic coping of patients is closely related to dyadic support. Clinical medical staff should stress the importance of dyadic coping, and encourage PFD patients and their spouses to actively participate in and face disease together and to relieve stress. Key words: Spouses; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Dyadic coping; Family intervention; Surveys and questionnaires