Effect of Nausea and Vomiting on Anxiety and Depression Levels in Early Pregnancy

OBJECTIVE: Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) have been reported to be associated with distinct physiological responses to psychosocial stress. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of nausea and vomiting on anxiety and depression during pregnancy.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty-three pregnant women with nausea and vomiting and 83 healthy pregnant women were included. All participants completed the demography- and pregnancy-related questionnaire, including Rhodes Index of Nausea and Vomiting, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

RESULTS: The median BAI and EPDS levels were 13 (min-max: 0-43) and 7 (min-max: 0-20) for the study group and 4 (min-max: 0-26) and 4 (min-max: 0-16) for control group, respectively. A univariate analysis revealed a statistically significant increase in terms of BAI levels (p<0.001) between the groups, but no significant difference was observed in terms of EPDS. In a logistic regression analysis, both anxiety (p=0.018) and depression (p=0.022) were found to be affected by NVP. The BAI levels of the NVP group correlated with the severity of NVP.

CONCLUSION: According to the results of the present study, women with severe NVP experienced a higher level of anxiety and depression, which necessitates an extra awareness from healthcare professionals in order to be able to contribute effectively.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

The Eurasian journal of medicine - 50(2018), 2 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 111-115

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Beyazit, Fatma [VerfasserIn]
Sahin, Basak [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anxiety
Depression
Journal Article
Nausea and vomiting
Pregnancy
Rhodes index

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Date Revised 18.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.5152/eurasianjmed.2018.170320

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM286435586