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Vol.9 Issue.2 · April - June 2018
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Psychosocial Health Level and Related Factors in Pregnancy

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Published Online: 15 June 2018 · Accepted: 1 June 2018 · Received: 28 May 2018
Doi: 10.15511/tjtfp.18.00234
Cite Code: The Journal of Turkish Family Physician 2018;9(2):34-46
Authors: Zeliha Özşahin 1 · Çiğdem Erdemoğlu 1 · Çiğdem Karakayalı 2
1 Inonu University Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Res. Ase, Malatya, Turkey
2 Inonu University Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Res. Ass., Malatya, Turkey

Keywords: anxiety · Pregnancy · psychosocial health level · quality of life
Abstract
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Objective: This study was conducted to determine the psychosocial health level and related factors in pregnancy.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 564 pregnant women who applied to a public hospital’s pregnancy outpatient clinic between March-September 2017. Data were obtained through “Personal Presentation Form” and “Pregnancy Psychosocial Health Assessment Scale (PPHAS)”. The data were analyzed by using number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent sample t test and anova analysis were used.

Results: The mean age value of the participants was 28.75 ± 6.2; 25.2% of them were high school graduates and 66.5% stated that the income was equal to the expenses. The average total score of the PPHAS was 3.20 ± 0.5. PPHAS “Pregnancy and Partner Relationship” subscale point mean score was 2.36±0.1 “Anxiety and Stress” subscale mean score was 3.15 ± 0.5 “Domestic Violence” subscale point mean score was 3.97 ± 1.3 “Psychosocial Support Requirement” subscale mean score was 3.25 ± 0.6 “The “Family Characteristics” subscale mean score was 3.10 ± 0.44 and “Physical-Psychosocial Changes Related to Pregnancy” subscale mean score was 3.19 ± 0.6 (p<0.05, p<0.01). Psychosocial health level was found to be influenced by socio- demographic and obstetric characteristics in pregnancy.

Conclusion: Psychosocial health level in pregnancy affected on socio-demographic characteristics like age group, education level, perceived income status, type of place of residence and type of family and the obstetric characteristics like trimester, planned pregnancy, information in pregnancy, number of visits. It is observed that the residence and level of education affected all subdimensions and the psychosocial health level of the pregnants who live in the city centrum and graduated from university is higher. The results show that psychosocial health level in pregnancy is affected from socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics and new studies are needed.

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