The primipara respons based on individual personality type to the intensity of delivery pain

• Main Author: Gita N Sari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Makhdoomi Printers 2016-01-01
• Series: Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
• Subjects: Delivery Pain; Extroverts; Introverts
• Online Access: http://gjmedph.com/uploads/O3-Vo5No1.pdf

Delivery period is one of periods that can cause stress to the mother and the fetus. This period is the natural common phenomenon that for some women subjectively can be considered as pain process that can cause simultaneous anxiety and pain. Psychology research has shown that pain is not only connected to physical respond, the culture that teaches and nurtures us also play important role in coping the pain. These two factors shape different personality for each individual. The objective of this study is to find out the primipara respons based on individual personality type to the intensity of delivery pain. The method of this study was analytical method with survey cross sectional approach. The data was collected prospectively from interview and questionnaire in the same time to find out the correlation between individual personality type and the intensity of delivery pain based on inclusive and exclusive period February 1st 2009 to April 30th 2009. The result with chi-square test and spearman rank test showed significant correlation between individual personality type and the intensity of delivery pain (X2= 8,571 ; p = 0,014). There is the negative correlation between extrovert individual personality and intensity of delivery pain (rs= -0,730; p <0,001), and there is the positive correlation between introvert individual personality type and intensity of delivery pain (rs = 0,726; p <0,001). Based on mann whitney, showed significant difference between extrovert personality type and introverts personality type to intensity of delivery pain (Z M-W: 3,050, p: 0,002). Based on chi-square test showed significant correlation between knowledge based on individual personality type to the intensity of delivery pain (X2= 4,418; p = 0,036) The conclusion of these study are the more extrovert individual personality type the less intense the delivery pain would be, the more introvert individual personality type then the more intense delivery pain would be. The intensity of delivery pain on extrovert personality type was less than the pain of delivery pain on introverts personality type, and there is the significant correlation between knowledge based on individual personality type to the intensity of delivery pain.