Anxiety And Depression Levels In Individuals With Twin Pregnancy

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 3, 346 - 351, 24.05.2021

Eda Ferahkaya , Melike Geyik

https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.824405

Abstract

Anxiety and Depression Levels in Individuals with Twin Pregnancy
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the anxiety and depression levels of women with twin pregnancies and women with singleton pregnancy without using assisted reproduction technique.
Methods: Thirty-six women with twin pregnancies and between 30-34 weeks of gestation were included in the study. Thirty-five women with single pregnancy were included as a control group. Sociodemographic data form and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) were applied to both groups by evaluating them by the psychiatrist. The sociodemographic characteristics and HADS scores of women with twin and singleton pregnancy were compared.
Results: When women with twin pregnancies were compared with women with single pregnancies, no significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of age, educational status, employment status, economic status and miscarriage, while gravida and number of children were significantly different between the two groups. When the HADS scale scores were evaluated, it was found to be that the levels of anxiety and depression were significantly higher in twin pregnancies.
Conclusions: Based on the present clinical results, it was found that the levels of anxiety and depression are higher in women with spontaneous twin pregnancy compared to single pregnancy.

Keywords

twin pregnancy, anxiety, depression

İkiz Gebeliği Olan Bireylerde Anksiyete Ve Depresyon Düzeyleri

Abstract

İkiz Gebeliği Olan Bireylerde Anksiyete ve Depresyon Düzeyleri
Öz (tr)
Amaç: Bu çalışmada yardımcı üreme tekniği kullanılmadan ikiz gebeliği olan kadınlar ile tekil gebeliği olan kadınların anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerinin karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya ikiz gebeliği olan ve 30-34 hafta arası gebeliğe sahip 36 kadın dahil edildi. Kontrol grubu olarak tekil gebeliği olan 35 kadın dahil edildi. Her iki grup ile psikiyatrist tarafından değerlendirmeleri yapılarak sosyodemografik veri formu ve Hastane Anksiyete Depresyon Ölçeği (HADS) uygulanmıştır. İkiz ve tekil gebeliği olan kadınların sosyodemografik özellikleri ve HADS skorları karşılaştırılmıştır.
Bulgular: İkiz gebeliği olan kadınlar tekil gebeliği olan kadınlar ile karşılaştırıldığında yaş,eğitim durumu, çalışma durumu, ekonomik durum ve düşük öyküsü iki grup arasında anlamlı bir farklılık saptanmazken, gravida ve çocuk sayısı iki grup arasında anlamlı olarak farklıdır. HADS ölçek skorları değerlendirildiğinde ikiz gebeleri olanlarda anksiyete ve depresyon düzeyleri anlamlı olarak yüksek saptanmıştır.
Sonuç: Mevcut klinik bulgular ile spontan ikiz gebeliği olan kadınlarda anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerinin tekil gebeliğe oranla daha yüksek olduğunu saptanmıştır.

Keywords

ikiz gebelik, anksiyete, depresyon

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