THE EFFECT OF THE COMPLAİNTS ASSOCİATED WİTH PREGNANCY ON THE QUALİTY OF LİFE OF THE PREGNANT PATİENTS HOSPİTALİSED İN THE PERİNATOLOGY CLİNİC

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (15) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
kübra akcan ◽  
Feride YİĞİT
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
Vaginal Candidiasis ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Food Cravings ◽  
Risk Pregnancy ◽  
Package Program ◽  
Training And Research

The aim of this study was to determine the complaints associated with pregnancy and how these affect the quality of life of the pregnant patients hospitalized in the perinatology clinic. The study was carried out as descriptive with 330 pregnant women in Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Gynecology and Pediatric Hospital Supplementary Service Building between 1 February - 5 May 2019. Data were collected using the “Introductory Information Form” and “RBWH Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory” developed by the researcher. The data were evaluated by SPSS 20 statistical package program. All of the patients reported fatigue, the percentage of other complaints were 55,8% dizziness, 57,0% palpitations, 61,5% carpel tunnel (numb hands), 66,1% vaginal candidiasis, 66,7% varicose veins, 67,9% nausea, 72,1% feeling depressed, 75,5% itchy skin, 76,7% constipation, 80,3% headache, 80,9% restless legs, 83,9% taste/smell changes, 84,5% dry mouth, 86.4% swollen/hands or feet, 86,7% altered body image, 87,0% leg cramps, 87,0% shortness of breath, 87,3% forgetfulness, 87.6% sciatica/pain at the back of legs, 87,9% stretch marks, 90,3% changes in libido, 92,4% increased vaginal discharge, 94,2% poor sleep, 95,2% anxiety, 97,3% urinary frequency, 98,2% back pain, 99,1% hip or pelvic pain and 99,4% reflux, In this study, a statistically significant relationship was found between socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics and SCPEQL of the patients. Aside from that, it was found that all complaints, except for snoring and food cravings, affected the daily life of pregnant women. As a conclusion, it was found that complaints associated with pregnancy of the patients with high risk pregnancy are much more common, and negatively affect their quality of life.

scholarly journals Influence of virtual reality on postural balance and quality of life of pregnant women: controlled clinical trial randomized

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Oliveira Ribeiro ◽  
Vanessa Patrícia Soares de Sousa ◽  
Elizabel de Souza Ramalho Viana
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Postural Balance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Risk Pregnancy

Abstract Introduction: During pregnancy women undergo several transformations, which promote changes in their gravity center (GC) and can result in postural and balance changes. Objective: To evaluate the influence of Nintendo WiiFit Plus® on postural balance and quality of life of pregnant women in the third trimester. Methods: 250 pregnant women enrolled through a non-probabilistic sampling process. The sample consisted of 32 women selected according to the eligibility criteria (nulliparity; low-risk pregnancy, absence of musculoskeletal disorders or surgical procedures in the spine, pelvis, hip or knee), musculoskeletal disorders, allocated as follows: 17 pregnant women in the control group (CG) and 15 pregnant women in the experimental group (EG). The intervention was performed in 12 sessions of 30 minutes each, three times a week. Sociodemographic and obstetric data were presented as median and interquartile range (25% - 75%). A comparison of the relative values of variables before and after the exercise program was performed using the 2x2 ANOVA test (5% significance level). Results: There were no significant statistical differences in variables related to postural balance (P > 0.06) and quality of life (P > 0.13). Conclusion: The use of Nintendo WiiFit Plus games was not able to promote improvement in postural balance and quality of life of the pregnant women studied.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life in different trimesters during pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huailiang Wu ◽  
Weiwei Sun ◽  
Hanqing Chen ◽  
Yanxin Wu ◽  
Wenjing Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Pregnant women experience physical, physiological, and mental changes. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a relevant indicator of psychological and physical behaviours, changing over the course of pregnancy. This study aims to assess HRQoL of pregnant women during different stages of pregnancy. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed using the The EuroQoL Group’s five-dimension five-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) to assess the HRQoL of pregnant women, and demographic data were collected. This study was conducted in a regional university hospital in Guangzhou, China. Results A total of 908 pregnant women were included in this study. Pregnant women in the early 2nd trimester had the highest HRQoL. The HRQoL of pregnant women rose from the 1st trimester to the early 2nd trimester, and dropped to the bottom at the late 3rd trimester due to some physical and mental changes. Reports of pain/discomfort problem were the most common (46.0%) while self-care were the least concern. More than 10% of pregnant women in the 1st trimester had health-related problems in at least one dimension of whole five dimensions. In the whole sample, the EuroQoL Group’s visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) was 87.86 ± 9.16. Across the gestational stages, the HRQoL remained stable during the pregnancy but the highest value was observed in the 1st trimester (89.65 ± 10.13) while the lowest was in the late 3rd trimester (87.28 ± 9.13). Conclusions During pregnancy, HRQoL were associated with gestational trimesters in a certain degree. HRQoL was the highest in the early 2nd trimester and then decreased to the lowest in the late 3rd trimester due to a series of physical and psychological changes. Therefore, obstetric doctors and medical institutions should give more attention and care to pregnant women in the late 3rd trimester.

scholarly journals Severe reflux, sleep disturbances, and health-related quality of life after esophageal cancer surgery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernilla Lagergren ◽  
Asif Johar ◽  
Helen Rosenlund ◽  
Lars Arnberg ◽  
Lena Haglund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Esophagectomy For Cancer

Abstract Purpose Esophagectomy for cancer is an extensive procedure often followed by severe complications. This study investigated whether patients with severe symptoms of reflux are more likely to have sleep disturbances and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL) after esophagectomy. Methods This Swedish nationwide prospective cohort study encompassed all patients who had undergone esophagectomy for cancer between 2013 and 2018. One year after surgery, the patients responded to three questionnaires on reflux (EORTC QLQOG25), sleep disturbances (KSQ), and HRQL (EORTC QLQ-C30). Multivariable logistic regression provided odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for sleep disturbance/reduced HRQL between patients with and without reflux, adjusted for potential confounders. Results Among 241 esophagectomy patients, 66 (27%) reported severe reflux. Patients with reflux had an increased risk of sleep disturbances (OR 2.3, 95% CI: 1.3–4.3) compared to patients without reflux. More specifically, these patients were more likely to suffer from poor sleep quality (OR 4.9, 95% CI: 1.9–12.4). Patients with reflux and sleep disturbances reported reductions in global quality of life, role function, emotional function, social function, and more symptoms in all scales, except for dyspnea. Conclusions This study suggests that patients with severe symptoms of reflux after esophagectomy have an increased risk of sleep disturbances and poor sleep quality, which in turn are associated with reduced HRQL. Implications for Cancer Survivors Alleviating reflux after oesophageal cancer surgery is important, since this common symptom might reduce HRQL and well-being.

scholarly journals Maternal predictors related to quality of life in pregnant women in the Northeast of Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinthia Gondim Pereira Calou ◽  
Mirna Fontenele de Oliveira ◽  
Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho ◽  
Paula Renata Amorim Lessa Soares ◽  
Raylla Araújo Bezerra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Maternal Predictors

scholarly journals Health‐related quality of life among Ethiopian pregnant women during COVID‐19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aman Dule ◽  
Mohammedamin Hajure ◽  
Mustefa Mohammedhussein ◽  
Zakir Abdu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Prediction of Diabetic Nephropathy from the Relationship between Fatigue, Sleep and Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3282
Author(s):  
Angela Shin-Yu Lien ◽  
Yi-Der Jiang ◽  
Jia-Ling Tsai ◽  
Jawl-Shan Hwang ◽  
Wei-Chao Lin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Feature Selection ◽  
Diabetic Nephropathy ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Svm Classifier ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
The Relationship

Fatigue and poor sleep quality are the most common clinical complaints of people with diabetes mellitus (DM). These complaints are early signs of DM and are closely related to diabetic control and the presence of complications, which lead to a decline in the quality of life. Therefore, an accurate measurement of the relationship between fatigue, sleep status, and the complication of DM nephropathy could lead to a specific definition of fatigue and an appropriate medical treatment. This study recruited 307 people with Type 2 diabetes from two medical centers in Northern Taiwan through a questionnaire survey and a retrospective investigation of medical records. In an attempt to identify the related factors and accurately predict diabetic nephropathy, we applied hybrid research methods, integrated biostatistics, and feature selection methods in data mining and machine learning to compare and verify the results. Consequently, the results demonstrated that patients with diabetic nephropathy have a higher fatigue level and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score than without neuropathy, the presence of neuropathy leads to poor sleep quality, lower quality of life, and poor metabolism. Furthermore, by considering feature selection in selecting representative features or variables, we achieved consistence results with a support vector machine (SVM) classifier and merely ten representative factors and a prediction accuracy as high as 74% in predicting the presence of diabetic nephropathy.

scholarly journals Coping Strategies and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pregnant Women with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 1113
Author(s):  
Madalina Timircan ◽  
Felix Bratosin ◽  
Iulia Vidican ◽  
Oana Suciu ◽  
Mirela Turaiche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Physical Burden

Background and Objectives: As maternal deaths associated with the SARS-CoV-2 infection remain at several times greater than the general population, significant factors that might contribute to the higher mortality and morbidity rate are the psychological impact of the disease and pregnancy itself. Therefore, the current study’s main objective was to assess how pregnant women react and cope with the stress of COVID-19 disease and how it influences their overall health and quality of life in healthcare facilities. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included 304 pregnant women who successfully completed standardized forms to assess our topics of interest, comprising of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Short Form Health Survey-12, the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory scale, the CORE-Outcome Measure Questionnaire, and the Quality from the Patient’s Perspective questionnaire. Results: Unemployed, pregnant women living in poverty in the rural areas had higher SARS-CoV-2 infection rates during pregnancy. They faced higher anxiety levels and depression rates, with associated increased physical burden and exhaustion. However, these findings are not influenced by hospital care since it remained unchanged among COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 maternity units, excepting significantly lower technical competence scores of COVID-19 facilities. Conclusions: As the pandemic’s consequences emerge and additional outbreaks occur, care must prioritize the additional physical burden experienced by pregnant women who have contracted COVID-19, as well as psychological, emotional, and mental health support.

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