title: [Supporting the conjugal system during the perinatal period: an experience in participatory research].
abstract: This article presents the process and results of a participatory study intended to develop and evaluate preventive interventions for couples in the process of becoming new parents. A total of 21 participants, 4 physicians, 8 couples, and an investigator, studied the interventions using a research approach derived from a constructivist paradigm, the fourth generation evaluation. Employing a family intervention model, the nurse guided and contributed to the investigation. The results enabled physicians to refine their perinatal care and facilitated the couples' adjustment to the arrival of their first child. The interventions, the research process, and the use of a family nursing model are promising for nursing applications.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de médecine familiale, Cité de la santé de Laval, Québec.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goudreau
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duhamel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beaudoin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D012107:Research Design; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*