Chai Shiaw, Yun
Relationship of psychological health impacts with nausea and vomiting among early pregnancy women in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) are troublesome symptoms that occur
mainly in the first trimester of pregnancy. Its severity may influence the psychological
health of pregnant women. Thus, a cross-sectional study conducted to examine the
relationship of psychological health impacts with nausea and vomiting among early
pregnancy women. Data collected using self-administered questionnaire. The
psychological health investigated using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and mood
and illness perception Visual Analogue Scale, and compared with the severity of nausea
and vomiting as measured using Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy Instrument (NVPI).
Sixty-four pregnant women were recruited as respondents. Statistical analysis carried out
using SPSS program Version 12. The gestational age ranged from 10-16 weeks (13.17 ±
2.22). Fifty-eight {f= 90.6%) women reported nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, in
which only 5 if= 7.8%) were having most severe nausea and vomiting. Psychological
health among pregnancy women was good (11.30 ± 3.225). However, the perceived
mental health (4.02 ± 3.61) and illness perception (8.74 ± 3.54) was significantly
elevated. At the 95% of confidence interval, the Ho is rejected if p < 0.05. Pearson's
correlation analysis of NVPI and psychological health showed that the severity of NVP
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not correlated with total GHQ scores and GHQ subscales of anxiety and depression,
social dysfunction, and loss of confidence (p > 0.05). Multiple linear regressions analysis
showed that there was no association in NVP with mood perception (t = 1.989, p = 0.52)
and GHQ (t = -0.224, p = 0.82). Nevertheless, illness perception (t = -2.575, p = 0.013)
was associated with NVP after controlling age, race, educational level, occupation and
gestational week. The researcher concluded that information on the strategies for NVP
relieving and some support need provided to pregnant women, in order to help them to
cope with NVP and thus improve their psychological health throughout the pregnancy.
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