Status and related factors of depression, perceived stress, and distress of women at home rest with threatened preterm labor and women with healthy pregnancy in Taiwan

•Women with threatened preterm labor (TPTL) resting at home had higher levels of stress and distress than women with healthy pregnancies.•An inability to provide self-care and family care, the baby's health and safety, and to request leave from work for bed rest were the common distress experie...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2021-02, Vol.280 (Pt A), p.156-166
Main Authors: Hung, Hsiao-Ying, Su, Pei-Fang, Wu, Meng-Hsing, Chang, Ying-Ju
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Obstetric Labor
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Pregnancy
Premature
Premature Birth
Psychological Distress
Stress
Stress, Psychological
Taiwan
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Summary:•Women with threatened preterm labor (TPTL) resting at home had higher levels of stress and distress than women with healthy pregnancies.•An inability to provide self-care and family care, the baby's health and safety, and to request leave from work for bed rest were the common distress experienced by the TPTL women.•TPTL women bore the same level of emotional burden whether at home or hospital.•Positive personality, progress in pregnancy and flexible job can alleviate the psychological burden of TPTL women : Women with threatened preterm labor (TPTL) resting at home face several life challenges, but their psychological well-being has been ignored. This study aimed to explore the status and related factors of the psychological status of women with TPTL resting at home, and to compare the psychological status differences between TPTL and healthy pregnant women. : A cross-sectional, multiple time-point study was conducted to repeatedly assess depression, perceived stress, and distress in 49 TPTL women and 62 healthy pregnant women during pregnancy in Taiwan. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare the psychological status differences between these women and the generalized estimating equation was used to identify the factors related to their psychological status. : The TPTL women's perceived stress at 24–27 weeks (p=0.047) and 32–35 weeks (p=0.04) and distress at each time point was significantly greater than that of healthy pregnant women (p
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.062