Anxiety and depression in women hospitalized due to high-risk pregnancy: An integrative quantitative and qualitative study
| Autor: | Federica Pancetti, Tommaso Simoncini, Giulia Mauri, Angelo Gemignani, Martina Smorti, Francesca Ginobbi, Alessia Carducci |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pregnancy
Univariate analysis 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Standardized questionnaire Depression Loneliness Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale medicine.disease Hospitalization 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine High-risk pregnancy Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale medicine Narratives 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom Psychology General Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) Clinical psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Current Psychology. 42:5570-5579 |
| ISSN: | 1936-4733 1046-1310 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12144-021-01902-5 |
| Popis: | Literature has shown that hospitalized women with high-risk pregnancy tend to develop anxious and depressive symptoms. Research has used quantitative or qualitative methods. By integrating both quantitative and qualitative methods, this study aims to analyze: a) the level of depression, anxiety, and pregnancy-related anxiety in a group of women hospitalized with high-risk pregnancy (hospitalized high-risk) compared with a group of non-hospitalized women with low-risk pregnancy; b) the content of hospitalization-related emotions in a high-risk group. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 30 hospitalized high-risk pregnant women and 32 women with low-risk pregnancy. Participants completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Anxiety), and Pregnancy Related Anxiety Questionnaire. The hospitalized high-risk group also completed open-ended questions about emotions experienced during hospitalization. Univariate Analysis of Covariance showed that the hospitalized high-risk group reported higher general anxiety and depression than the low-risk pregnancy group. Low-risk group reported higher level of concerns about own appearance than high-risk group. Narratives showed that the anxious and depressive symptoms of hospitalized women are related to the loneliness of being away from family. Despite attempts to understand hospitalization, they express concerns about pregnancy. Psychological support for hospitalized pregnant women should be provided to facilitate the communication of emotions that leads women to elaborate the experience of hospitalization to better adapt and cope with the critical condition. |
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