Mental Health Status of the Women With Risky Pregnancies in the Hospital and Affecting Factors

The research was conducted to examine mental health status of the women with risky pregnancies in the hospital and affecting factors. The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 147 risky pregnant women with preterm labour diagnosis. The data was collected by the Personal Information Form and...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2017-09, Vol.10 (3), p.1426-1433
Main Authors: Pinar, Sukran Ertekin, Ucar, Nefise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Birth weight
Fetuses
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Mental depression
Mental health
Nursing care
Obstetrics
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Premature birth
Psychiatry
Risk factors
Self image
Social support
Stress
Womens health
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Summary:The research was conducted to examine mental health status of the women with risky pregnancies in the hospital and affecting factors. The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 147 risky pregnant women with preterm labour diagnosis. The data was collected by the Personal Information Form and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) on the day the patients were hospitalized. Number, percentage distribution, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests were used in the evaluation of the data. From the subscales of BSI, anxiety mean score was 13.82 ± 9.84, depression was 18.04±10.37, negative self perception was 11.87 ± 9.07, somatization was 12.86 ± 6.08 and hostility was 8.11 ± 5.06. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the perception of income status, perception of communication with husband, preference of bed rest at home, the number of pregnancies and BSI subscales (p < 0.05). Anxiety, depression, negative self perception, somatization and hostility scores of pregnant women are below average. Mental health status of those who have less income than expense, who perceive their communication with their husbands moderate level, who do not want bed rest at home, and who have two or more pregnancies are affected adversely. In the light of these findings, reducing the risk factors that may adversely affect the mental health status of the women with risky pregnancies diagnosed with preterm labour and providing supportive approaches are recommended.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X