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T1 Health-Related Quality of Life in Pregnant Women during the First Trimester in Northern Spain: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
A1 Martín Vázquez, Cristian
A1 García Fernández, Rubén
A1 Calvo Ayuso, Natalia
A1 Martínez Fernández, María Cristina
A1 Liébana Presa, Cristina
A1 Urchaga Litago, José David
A2 Enfermeria
K1 Enfermería
K1 pregnancy
K1 SF-36
K1 quality of life
K1 health
AB [EN] Background: Achieving the optimal quality of life is currently a health challenge for theworld’s population. Pregnancy is a stressful period of life that affects women’s quality of life. Aims:This study aimed to describe and analyse the health-related quality of life in pregnant women duringtheir first trimester in a health area in the north of Spain. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive studywas carried out. A total of 359 women completed the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Results: Thesample consisted of 57.9% primiparous women, 30% had experienced a previous abortion, and 7.2%were foreign women. The mean age was 33.53 years. The sum of the physical and mental componentvalues was below 50 points. Notably, 4.17% of women reported a worsening of their health in the lastyear, and 28.69% had an increased depression risk. Conclusion: Being a foreigner, prenatal abortion,previous caesarean section, previous children, or assisted reproduction techniques are the variablesthat have a negative association with some dimensions of quality of life in pregnant women.
PB MDPI
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/17499
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/17499
NO Martín-Vázquez, C., García-Fernández, R., Calvo-Ayuso, N., Martínez-Fernández, M.C., Liébana-Presa, C., Urchaga-Litago, J.D. (2023). Health-Related Quality of Life in Pregnant Women during the First Trimester in Northern Spain: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare, 11(10), 1424. https:// doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101424
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 07-jun-2024