2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Nursing to Support Women's Decision-Making Regarding Prenatal Diagnosis
| Project/Area Number |
25893281
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Lifelong developmental nursing
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| Research Institution | Hyogo University of Health Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 出生前診断 / 意思決定 / 女性 / 看護 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study attempted to examine Japanese non-pregnant women's perceptions and attitudes toward prenatal testing. An online self-report questionnaire was administered to non-pregnant women aged 20-49 years, recruited from a Japanese research company in May 2014.
The participants were comprised of 1,576 women. We asked the participants about their decision-making regarding undergoing prenatal testing if they were hypothetically to become pregnant. Of the 1,576 respondents, 1,229 (78%) women would be able to decide whether to undergo prenatal testing (either in the affirmative or negative), and 347 (22%) would not be able to decide whether to undergo testing. Over 90% of women need the following information about prenatal testing: cost, merit, demerit, fetal abnormalities which can be diagnosed, and the legal time limit for termination of pregnancy.
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| Free Research Field |
母性看護学
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