Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50882#.VE8EhlfHRK0 Author(s) Serap Ejder Apay , Türkan Pasinlioglu Affiliation(s) Department of Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey . ABSTRACT Background: To evaluate the care given using Roy’s Adaptation Model. Materials and Methods: A pretest-posttest experimental model with a control group. Study population comprised postpartum women ( N = 134; 65 in the experimental group, 69 in the control group) who had caesarean full-term delivery in a Turkish maternity hospital between September 2009 and February 2011. Data were collected from the experimental group during seven home visits and from the control group at the end of the 6 th week postpartum. Results: Percentage, chi-square, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and the McNamer test were used to eval...
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