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The development of a questionnaire to elicit the perceived needs of expectant couples regarding sexuality in pregnancy

University of British Columbia

Pregnancy is a maturational crisis which involves changes in the sexuality-related roles and functions of an expectant couple. The needs and concerns of such couples regarding sexuality are not readily communicated and are therefore potential contributors to marital stress. If nurse-prenatal teachers knew what the concerns of expectant couples were they could assist them through teaching and discussion to deal with their concerns. Therefore the purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire which would elicit the perceived needs of expectant couples regarding sexuality during pregnancy. The process of development consisted of three phases of data collection with volunteers recruited from urban classes for expectant parents. The first phase consisted of unstructured interviews. Structured interviews constituted the second phase and a self-administered questionnaire was used for the third phase. With the aid of interviewee responses and consultants' advice, the questions were developed and refined. It was determined that concerns and needs related to sexuality during pregnancy could be elicited by the questionnaire and the author demonstrated how this information could be used to direct content for prenatal instruction.

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2010-02-24

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/20823

Nursing

University of British Columbia

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