Affiliation:
1. Göllüce Aile Sağlığı Merkezi
2. SANKO ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Abstract
Objective: The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between psychosocial health and depressive symptom levels of pregnant women.Methods: The data of 150 pregnant women who were followed up in the Family Healthcare Center were collected by face-to-face interview. The data were collected with study specific Personal Data Form, the Psychosocial Health Assessment in Pregnancy Scale (PHAPS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).Results: The mean age of the pregnant participants was 27.49±5.69 years, and the mean marriage duration was 6.21±5.33 years and average number of pregnancies 2.50±1.58. Of the pregnant women participating in the study, 26.0% were in the first trimester, 34.7% were in the second trimester, and 39.3% were in the third trimester. The total mean score of the PHAPS during the pregnancies of the women was 2.06±0.6 and their psychosocial health status was poor. It was found that 23.3% of the pregnant women had mild, 8.7% had moderate, and 0.7% had severe depression symptoms.Conclusion: Negative and moderately significant relations were detected between better psychosocial health status and depression during pregnancy.
Funder
Bu araştırma herhangi bir kurum tarafından desteklenmemiştir.
Publisher
Kocaeli Universitesi Saglik Bilimleri Dergisi
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