Variables | Mean ± SD | Ranking | |
---|---|---|---|
Lowest | Highest | ||
Internal control | 2.41 ± 0.65 | ||
1.The pain was too great for me to gain control over it* | 2.09 ± 1.08 | 3 | |
2.I was overcome by the pain | 3.76 ± 0.97 | 1 | |
3.I was able to control my reactions to the pain | 2.03 ± 1.00 | 1 | |
4.I was mentally calm | 2.07 ± 1.17 | 2 | |
5.I was in control of my emotions | 2.22 ± 1.21 | ||
6.I felt my body was on a mission that I could not control* | 2.16 ± 1.18 | ||
7.Negative feelings overwhelmed me* | 2.16 ± 1.21 | ||
8.I gained control by working with my body | 3.29 ± 1.19 | 2 | |
9.I could control the sounds I was making | 2.15 ± 1.14 | ||
10.I behaved in a way, not myself* | 2.18 ± 1.13 | ||
External control | 1.85 ± 0.43 | ||
1. I had control over when procedures happened | 1.57 ± 0.64 | ||
2.I could influence which procedures were carried | 1.54 ± 0.61 | 2 | |
3.I decided whether procedures were carried out or not | 1.61 ± 0.73 | ||
4.People in the room took control* | 1.94 ± 0.80 | ||
5.I had control over the decisions that were carried out or not | 1.75 ± 0.84 | ||
6.I could get up and move around as much as I wanted | 3.59 ± 1.32 | 1 | |
7.People coming in and out of the room was beyond my control* | 1.92 ± 1.12 | ||
8.I chose whether I was given information or not | 1.54 ± 0.68 | 3 | |
9.I could decide when I received information | 1.48 ± 0.56 | 1 | |
10.I had control over what information I was given | 1.56 ± 0.63 | ||
11. I felt I had control over the way my baby was finally born | 1.90 ± 0.70 | ||
Support | 2.52 ± 0.62 | ||
1. The staff helped me find the energy to continue when I wanted to give up. | 2.98 ± 1.29 | 3 | |
2. The staff seemed to know instinctively what I wanted or needed | 2.68 ± 1.15 | ||
3. The staff went out of their way to try a new way to try to keep me comfortable. | 2.73 ± 1.16 | ||
4. The staff encouraged me to try new ways of coping (such as breathing techniques). | 2.42 ± 1.10 | ||
5. The staff realized the pain I was in | 3.45 ± 1.17 | 1 | |
6. The staff encouraged me not to fight what my body was doing | 3.20 ± 1.15 | 2 | |
7. I felt like the staff had their own agenda* | 2.40 ± 1.05 | ||
8. I felt like the staff tried to move things along for their own convenience* | 2.48 ± 1.13 | ||
9. I was given time to ask questions | 2.01 ± 1.24 | 2 | |
10. The staff helped me to try different positions | 1.45 ± 0.89 | 1 | |
11. The staff stopped doing something if I asked them to stop | 2.18 ± 1.03 | 3 | |
12. The staff dismissed things I said to them | 2.26 ± 1.13 |