Coping strategies of pregnant women following unexpected ultrasound results, Alexandria, Egypt
| Autor: | Samia A. Nossier, Hager M. Abdullah, Zeinab N. Shata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Coping (psychology) Health Informatics Prenatal care Nursing Methodology Research Anxiety Fetal anomaly Ultrasonography Prenatal 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Risk Factors Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Community and Home Care Gynecology 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Prenatal Care High effectiveness Antenatal ultrasound medicine.disease Pregnancy Complications Egypt Female Pregnant Women Ultrasonography medicine.symptom business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association. 91(2) |
| ISSN: | 2090-262X |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Receiving a diagnosis of a potential fetal anomaly causes severe stress to a pregnant woman. Little is known about the coping strategies used by these women, especially in Egypt. OBJECTIVE This study explored the coping strategies used by women following unexpected findings in routine antenatal ultrasound scan in Alexandria, Egypt. PATIENTS AND METHODS A mixed method (convergent parallel) quantitative and qualitative approach was used to target pregnant women at 20-32 weeks of gestation. The quantitative study included 93 women, whereas the qualitative one included a purposively chosen subsample of 30 women representing diverse diagnoses. A 10-item questionnaire was used in the quantitative part to assess active, avoidant, and negative coping strategies. In the qualitative part, coping was assessed by analyzing the transcripts of women's experiences. RESULTS Although women used equal numbers of avoidant and active strategies (3.34±0.56 vs. 3.30±0.73, Z=0.273, P=0.78), the reported effectiveness of active strategies ranked higher than that of the avoidant ones (χ=54.64, P |
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