Table 2 Summary of findings as per tenet of the WHOQOL and the sub-population
From: Mothers’ quality of life delivering kangaroo mother care at Malawian hospitals: a qualitative study
Type of client | Tenets of the WHOQOL framework | Implications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical health | Level of independence | Social relationships and psychological state | Environment | ||
Mothers | Tiring position | Boredom | May have interrupted KMC sessions There is a need to create activities that can occupy the mother other than KMC There is a need to make allowance for other family members to assist in the provision of KMC There is a need for continuous training on how to handle a baby | ||
Fearful to handle a small baby | |||||
Health care workers | Restricted Movements especially on self-care and food preparations | Stressful experience | Lack of edutainment | Interrupted KMC by the mothers and likely abscondment from the facility-based KMC Have edutainment and handicrafts in the facilities and lobby for more space for KMC Allow other family members to freely visit while safeguarding the privacy of other patients | |
Isolation | Lack of handicraft | ||||
Inadequate space for KMC | |||||
Fathers | Loneliness for the mother | Psychological stress on the mother Allow the male partner to visit and interact and assist the mother | |||