TY - JOUR AU - Desmawati, Desmawati PY - 2016/10/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - EFFECT OF INVOCATION (DO’A) ON PAIN-COPING BEHAVIORS OF PRIMIPAROUS MUSLIM WOMEN DURING THE FIRST THREE HOURS OF THE ACTIVE PHASE OF LABOR JF - Belitung Nursing Journal JA - Belitung Nurs J VL - 2 IS - 5 SE - Original Research Article DO - 10.33546/bnj.28 UR - https://www.belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/bnj/article/view/28 SP - 99-106 AB - <p><strong>Background: </strong>Pain-coping behavior of primiparous women may have adverse effects on the mother and fetus. In Tangerang, the majority of pregnant women have negative experiences of pain and pain-coping behaviors during labor.</p><p><strong>Objective</strong>: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the invocation (do’a) on pain-coping behaviors of primiparous Muslim women during the first 3 hours of the active phase of labor.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>It was an experimental study with pre-posttest design. Ten primiparous women were randomly selected and assigned to the control and intervention group. Each group consisted of 5 participants. Pain-coping behavior was measured by the Pain Behavior Observation Scale (POBS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings revealed that pain-coping behaviors were increased for those who received the invocation (do’a) with p-value &lt; .05 than those who received the routine care. The effectiveness of <em>do'a</em> could be seen from the average difference of scores of pain-coping behaviors before and after intervention. The intervention group significantly had higher pain-coping behaviors than the control group during three hours of posttest, while controlling for the pretest measure, <em>F</em> (3.24) = 15.68, p&lt; .001.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The invocation (<em>do’a</em>) program for primiparous women during labor is feasible to be conducted, and effective to increase pain-coping behaviors. Therefore, it is suggested to provide this program for primiparous women during the first 3 hours of active phase of labor.</p> ER -