Adaptation to cesarean birth: implementation of an international multisite study.
The purpose of this column is to describe the implementation of an international multisite Roy adaptation model-based study of women's perceptions of and responses to cesarean birth. The need for the study arose from the concern that women's childbearing needs may not be met to their full satisfaction, especially if the infant is born by cesarean. Serendipity and networking played a part in the selection of four study sites in the United States (Boston, Milwaukee, Norfolk, Oklahoma City) and two in other countries (Finland, Australia). Data were collected by nursing students and staff nurses. Post-hoc consideration of the diversity of study sites revealed opportunities for examination of the influence of the contextual stimuli of culture and geographic region on the women's adaptation to cesarean birth. Strategies used to foster integration of teaching, practice, and research are discussed.
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts--Boston, USA.
Jacqueline
J
Fawcett
Cynthia
C
Aber
Marianne
M
Weiss
Susan
S
Haussler
Sheila Taylor
ST
Myers
Charlette
C
King
Jennifer
J
Newton
Virginia
V
Silva
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D001315:Australia; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003625:Data Collection; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007391:International Cooperation; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States