Objective: To determine the impact of the presence and severity
of nause and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) on health-related quality of life in
pregnant adolescents.
Methods: Two hundred and fifty
adolescent pregnant women were included in this study. The Rhodes test was
performed to determine the severity of nausea and vomiting, and the
self-reported 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Scale was administered. The
study was divided into four groups according
to nausea severity (no, mild, moderate, severe) groups and SF-36 scores
were compared among
the
groups.
Results: Of the 250
pregnant women included in the study, 74.5% of women reported NVP. Low scores on the SF-36 were found for all items with
increasing severity of NVP, with the lowest scores in the severe NVP
group and the highest scores in the group with no NVP (p = 0.001). Multivariable analyses showed that severity of NVP was
the most important factor for both the physical (PCS) and mental component
summary (MCS) scales. The number of living children was significantly
associated with lower PCS scores and being unable to share problems with
spouse/relatives was correlated with lower MCS scores.
Conclusion: The negative
impact of nausea and vomiting on health-related quality of life, emphasises the
importance of psychological support and optimal management of NVP in pregnant
adolescents.
Adolescent pregnancy nausea vomiting health-related quality of life
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | Original Article |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 4 Ekim 2018 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 15 Kasım 2017 |
Kabul Tarihi | 23 Ocak 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 4 |