ÇAPIK, Ayla Atatürk Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi (SBF) - Ebelik Bölümü, Turkey , EJDER APAY, Serap Atatürk Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi (SBF) - Ebelik Bölümü, Turkey , SAKAR, Tuğçe Atatürk Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Ebelik Bolumu, Turkey

Determination of The Level of Distress in Pregnant Women

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Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the level of distress in pregnant women. Method: Population of this descriptive study consisted of all the pregnant women who applied to the NST Department of Maternity Hospital in the Erzurum between January-September 2014. 914 pregnant women who complied with the inclusion criteria of the study and accepted to participate in the study constituted the sample group of the study. Personal Information Form and Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale were used for data collection. Evaluation of the data; percentage, mean, t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. Results: The average age of the women was 26.69±4.92. 40.8% of these women were primary school graduate; 33.4% had their first pregnancy, 85.9% was planned the pregnancy. The distress mean score of the pregnant women was 18.86±7.37. According to the cut-off point; 11.9% of these pregnant women experienced distress (stress, anxiety, and depression). In pregnant women; it was determined that while age, income status, spouse occupation, and pregnancy planning status affect the distress scores; education level, occupation, spouse s education level, family type, number of pregnancies and number of children not affect. Conclusion: According to the results obtained from the study, it was specified that the distress was at a significant level during pregnancy. Distress is affected by age, income status, spouse occupation, and pregnancy planning status.

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Pregnancy , distress , depression , midwifery

Journal Of Anatolia Nursing an‎d Health Sciences

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