Transformation of quality of life in prenatal women with nausea and vomiting. Issue 6 (December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Mei-Chun; Kuo, Shih-Hsien; Chou, Fan-Hao; Chan, Te-Fu; Yang, Yi-Hsin
• Is Part Of: Women and birth. Volume 32:Issue 6(2019)
• Page Start: 543
• Page End: 548
• Publication Date: 2019-12
• Subjects: Nausea and vomiting -- Pregnancy -- Quality of life -- Stress -- Symptom; Midwives -- Periodicals; Pregnancy -- Periodicals; Midwifery -- Periodicals; Pregnancy -- Periodicals; 618.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.10.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1871-5192

Abstract

Abstract: Problem: Nausea and vomiting not only cause physical discomfort in pregnant women but also impact their quality of life. Background: Few longitudinal studies have been conducted to investigate QOL of women over the course of pregnancy. Aim: To examine the transformation of health-related QOL and related factors among pregnant women with NV during three trimesters. Methods: A longitudinal research design with convenience sampling was used. A structural questionnaire was used to repeatedly measure the data of 101 pregnant women with NV during the first, second, and third trimesters. A generalized estimating equation (GEE) was used to analyze the collecting data. Findings: The results showed significant differences in symptom distress, prenatal stress, and health-related QOL among the three trimesters in pregnant women with NV (p < 0.001). The scores of symptom distress, prenatal stress, and health-related QOL in the first trimester were significantly higher than those in the second and third trimesters (p < 0.001). The GEE indicated that the trimester of pregnancy, severity of NV, symptom distress, and prenatal stress were key factors for the transformation of health-related QOL of women with NV during pregnancy. Discussion: The findings of this study are seminal in terms of understanding the relationships between symptom distress, prenatal stress and health-related QOL in pregnant women with NV over the course of a pregnancy. Conclusion: This study can serve as a reference for designing interventions (i.e., professional support) for women in different pregnancy stages to improve their health-related QOL during pregnancy.