P916 Quality of life in pregnant women: results from Kashan, Iran

Relation between quality of life and mental health in pregnant women with prior pregnancy loss

“…Previous pregnancy loss, like abortion and fetal death, interfere with personal and family adaptations to pregnancy and adapting to the new situation may generate stress and anxiety, factors that may compromise the woman's QoL during subsequent pregnancy . Abbaszadeh et al suggested that depressed pregnant women have more QoL impairments . The results of the present study were also similar to those of Couto et al , who found that Brazilian women with adverse pregnancy outcomes had greater impairment in all domains of QoL .…”

“…26 Abbaszadeh et al suggested that depressed pregnant women have more QoL impairments. 18 The results of the present study were also similar to those of Couto et al, who found that Brazilian women with adverse pregnancy outcomes had greater impairment in all domains of QoL. 1 Also, a study conducted in Italy reported that mean scores between the two groups (normal and high-risk pregnancy) had statistically significant differences in terms of QoL scores and in high-risk pregnancy the QoL score was lower.…”

“…The SF-36 consists of eight fields (Physical Functioning, Physical Role Limitations, Body Pain, General Health, Vitality, Social Functioning, Emotional Role Limitations, and Mental Health) that are divided into two subsections: the Physical and Mental Health scales. 18 The SF-36 was translated and validated in Iran in 2007, 19 and has been used in various studies. 20,21 The questionnaire has been used to assess perceived QoL in the fields of physical and mental health.…”

“…We used the QoL Short Form‐36 Questionnaire (SF‐36) and the Mental Health Questionnaire 25 (SCL‐25). The SF‐36 consists of eight fields (Physical Functioning, Physical Role Limitations, Body Pain, General Health, Vitality, Social Functioning, Emotional Role Limitations, and Mental Health) that are divided into two subsections: the Physical and Mental Health scales . The SF‐36 was translated and validated in Iran in 2007, and has been used in various studies .…”

Relationship Between Quality of Life and Depression in Pregnant Women

“…This may increase the number of prenatal care visits and recurrent fetal testing (14). Abbaszadeh et al showed that pregnant women had lowest level of QOL in “functional limitations due to physical health problems” and “vitality” in normal pregnancy (15). Nicholson et al found that the physical dimension of QOL was significantly lower in depressed pregnant women in early pregnancy (16).…”