KMID : 0606420160220040254
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2016 Volume.22 No. 4 p.254 ~ p.263
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Influence of Fatigue, Depression and Anxiety on Quality of Life in Pregnant Women with Preterm Labor
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Kang Hyun-A
Nho Ju-Hee Kang Hye-Jin Lee Soo-Jin Lee Hwang -Mi Choi Sun-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify effects of fatigue, depression and anxiety on quality of life in pregnant women with preterm labor.
Methods: With a survey design, data were collected from 138 mothers who were admitted at a hospital in Seoul, between June 2014 and September 2015. Instruments used to collect the data for the study were: Fatigue Continuum Form, Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21) and maternal postpartum quality of life (MAPP-QOL).
Results: The mean fatigue score was 68.30 with 50.7% of women being depressed and 79.7% of the 138 women being anxious. The mean quality of life was 18.92 with quality of life being associated with fatigue, depression and anxiety. Depression and fatigue explained 26% of the variance in quality of life.
Conclusion: Depression and fatigue adversely affected women¡¯s quality of life. It is important to address appropriate management of depression and fatigue in order to improve quality of life in pregnant women with preterm labor.
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KEYWORD
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Fatigue, Depression, Anxiety, Quality of life, Pre-mature labor
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