OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the psychosocial impact of severe hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: All women (n = 216) in a prospective study cohort with severe hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were invited at term age, 3 months, and 1 year postterm to complete the 90-item Symptom Check List (SCL-90) questionnaire for assessment of their psychosocial condition. The association of hypothesized determinants was tested by binary logistic analysis. RESULTS: Psychosocial impact decreased over time in all women (P < .01). Women with an adverse infant outcome had a worse score at term age (P = .04). The only parameter relating significantly to SCL-90 score in multivariate analysis was gestational age at inclusion. One year postterm, 72% resumed work and 9% were still on sick leave. CONCLUSION: Severe hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have a high psychological impact, especially when gestational age at onset of disease is below 30 weeks or if adverse infant outcome occurs.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the psychosocial impact of severe hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: All women (n = 216) in a prospective study cohort with severe hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were invited at term age, 3 months, and 1 year postterm to complete the 90-item Symptom Check List (SCL-90) questionnaire for assessment of their psychosocial condition. The association of hypothesized determinants was tested by binary logistic analysis. RESULTS:Psychosocial impact decreased over time in all women (P < .01). Women with an adverse infant outcome had a worse score at term age (P = .04). The only parameter relating significantly to SCL-90 score in multivariate analysis was gestational age at inclusion. One year postterm, 72% resumed work and 9% were still on sick leave. CONCLUSION: Severe hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have a high psychological impact, especially when gestational age at onset of disease is below 30 weeks or if adverse infant outcome occurs.
Authors: Christina Stern; Eva-Maria Trapp; Eva Mautner; Maria Deutsch; Uwe Lang; Mila Cervar-Zivkovic Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2013-10-01 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: Lynne Roberts; Amanda Henry; Samuel B Harvey; Caroline S E Homer; Gregory K Davis Journal: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Date: 2022-02-07 Impact factor: 3.007