RESEARCH PAPER
Intensification of anxiety, symptoms of depression, and level of social support among women in pathological pregnancy – a cross-sectional preliminary study
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Department of Health Psychology, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Jagiellonian University Medical College (Collegium Medicum), Kraków, Poland
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), United Arab Emirates University (UAEU); Żelazna Medical Centre, Warsaw, Poland
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Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Department of Cosmetology and Aesthetic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Departament of Dermatology, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland
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Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Department of Women’s Health, Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland
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Second Department of Gynecology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Department of Mother and Child Health, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Jagiellonian University Medical College (Collegium Medicum), Kraków, Poland
Corresponding author
Michal Filip
Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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ABSTRACT
Introduction and objective:
Women in pathological pregnancy are a group of patients especially exposed to the risk of occurrence of psychological complications. The aim of the study was assessment of the risk of depressive and anxiety disorders, and the relationship between the intensity of symptoms and social support.
Material and methods:
The study group were 300 patients hospitalized in the Department of Pathology of Pregnancy. The study was conducted using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviours (ISSB), and an author-constructed socio-demographic questionnaire.
Results:
The level of State Anxiety (STAI) was higher in respondents from the study group, compared to the control group. The level of anxiety (HADS-A) was higher in the control group than in women from the study group. The level of social informational support was higher in those from the control group, compared to those from the study group. The level of emotional support was lower in respondents from the study group, compared to those from the control group. Instrumental support negatively correlated with the symptoms of depression among women in physiological pregnancy. The lack of evaluative support statistically significantly correlated with anxiety among women hospitalized before labour.
Conclusions:
The results obtained suggest the necessity for the substantive preparation of medical and psychological staff employed in departments of pathology of pregnancy to provide proper emotional and informational support for hospitalized women.
Women in pathological pregnancy are a group of patients especially exposed to the risk of occurrence of psychological complications. The aim of the study was assessment of the risk of depressive and anxiety disorders, and the relationship between the intensity of symptoms and social support.
Material and methods:
The study group were 300 patients hospitalized in the Department of Pathology of Pregnancy. The study was conducted using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviours (ISSB), and an author-constructed socio-demographic questionnaire.
Results:
The level of State Anxiety (STAI) was higher in respondents from the study group, compared to the control group. The level of anxiety (HADS-A) was higher in the control group than in women from the study group. The level of social informational support was higher in those from the control group, compared to those from the study group. The level of emotional support was lower in respondents from the study group, compared to those from the control group. Instrumental support negatively correlated with the symptoms of depression among women in physiological pregnancy. The lack of evaluative support statistically significantly correlated with anxiety among women hospitalized before labour.
Conclusions:
The results obtained suggest the necessity for the substantive preparation of medical and psychological staff employed in departments of pathology of pregnancy to provide proper emotional and informational support for hospitalized women.
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