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Research Article

Husbands’ Experiences When Their Wives Hospitalized Receiving Treatment with Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

Hsiu-Neng Chang1 and Yi-Li Ko2*
1Head Nurse, Department of Nursing, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taiwan
2Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Fu- Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
Corresponding Author : Yi-Li Ko
Nursing Department
College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University
No 510, Zhongzhong Rd
Xinzhuang Dist., New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan
Tel: 886 2 29053429
E-mail: 071462@mail.fju.edu.tw
Received: January 19, 2015; Accepted: April 22, 2015; Published: April 23, 2015
Citation: Chang HN, Ko YL (2015) Husbands' Experiences When Their Wives Hospitalized Receiving Treatment with Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. J Preg Child Health 2:156. doi: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000156
Copyright: © 2015 Chang HN, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

This study investigated the subjective experiences of the husbands’ role transition when their wives hospitalized receiving treatment with Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS). Ten husbands participated in the study by completing interviews. Seven of the couples in the study later successfully conceived, average gestation of the participant’s wives was 2-3 weeks and the women were already experiencing abdominal distention hospitalization for OHSS. Lincoln and Guba’s trustworthiness criteria were employed to evaluate methodological rigor. Colaizzi’s phenomenological approach was used to analyze the structure of the experience. Six themes emerged: uncertainty due to lack of OHSS knowledge, multiple roles stress, and adjustment to wives ‘ mood swing, helplessness, wives as the focus of life, and supporting whatever the result of pregnancy. The results provide a scientific basis for professionals to assist with husband’s role transition in infertility procedure in a more sensitive manner.

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