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A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward

Pregnancy is perceived by many pregnant mothers as a period of happiness in anticipation of motherhood. Not all pregnant mothers experience cheerfulness as some may experience a high anxiety and depression level for unknown reasons. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of anxiety and...

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Main Authors: Raja Lexshimi RG,, Ho SE,, Hamidah Hassan,, Syed Zulkifli SZ,, Rohani M,
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spelling my-ukm.journal.19272016-12-14T06:30:27Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1927/ A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward Raja Lexshimi RG, Ho SE, Hamidah Hassan, Syed Zulkifli SZ, Rohani M, Pregnancy is perceived by many pregnant mothers as a period of happiness in anticipation of motherhood. Not all pregnant mothers experience cheerfulness as some may experience a high anxiety and depression level for unknown reasons. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of anxiety and depression among high risk pregnant women and the factors that contribute to their level of anxiety and depression. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 38 high risk mothers whose stay in hospital exceeded more than three days in the obstetric ward of Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. A self assessment questionnaire “Hospital Anxiety Depression scale” was used to measure the level of anxiety and depression among high risk pregnant women. Of the 38 participants, 16 (42.1%) women experienced a mild level of anxiety and 22 (57.9%) experienced a severe level of anxiety. Seventeen (44.7%) women was classified as having mild depression and 21 (55.3%) severe depression. The factors contributing to the level of anxiety and depression, include those related with “lack of information on disease”, “family matters” and “finance”. High risk pregnant women in this study experienced a significant level of anxiety and depression during their stay in hospital. It is therefore important for nurses and doctors to be aware and sensitive to the influencing factors that cause anxiety and depression as to enable high risk pregnant mothers to enjoy their pregnancy and childbirth Penerbit UKM 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1927/1/03._34-41_%28MH_022%29.pdf Raja Lexshimi RG, and Ho SE, and Hamidah Hassan, and Syed Zulkifli SZ, and Rohani M, (2007) A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward. Medicine & Health, 2 (1). pp. 34-41. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php
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description Pregnancy is perceived by many pregnant mothers as a period of happiness in anticipation of motherhood. Not all pregnant mothers experience cheerfulness as some may experience a high anxiety and depression level for unknown reasons. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of anxiety and depression among high risk pregnant women and the factors that contribute to their level of anxiety and depression. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 38 high risk mothers whose stay in hospital exceeded more than three days in the obstetric ward of Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. A self assessment questionnaire “Hospital Anxiety Depression scale” was used to measure the level of anxiety and depression among high risk pregnant women. Of the 38 participants, 16 (42.1%) women experienced a mild level of anxiety and 22 (57.9%) experienced a severe level of anxiety. Seventeen (44.7%) women was classified as having mild depression and 21 (55.3%) severe depression. The factors contributing to the level of anxiety and depression, include those related with “lack of information on disease”, “family matters” and “finance”. High risk pregnant women in this study experienced a significant level of anxiety and depression during their stay in hospital. It is therefore important for nurses and doctors to be aware and sensitive to the influencing factors that cause anxiety and depression as to enable high risk pregnant mothers to enjoy their pregnancy and childbirth
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author Raja Lexshimi RG,
Ho SE,
Hamidah Hassan,
Syed Zulkifli SZ,
Rohani M,
spellingShingle Raja Lexshimi RG,
Ho SE,
Hamidah Hassan,
Syed Zulkifli SZ,
Rohani M,
A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward
author_facet Raja Lexshimi RG,
Ho SE,
Hamidah Hassan,
Syed Zulkifli SZ,
Rohani M,
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title A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward
title_short A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward
title_full A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward
title_fullStr A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward
title_full_unstemmed A study on anxiety And depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward
title_sort study on anxiety and depression level among high risk inpatient pregnant women in an obstetric ward
publisher Penerbit UKM
publishDate 2007
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1927/1/03._34-41_%28MH_022%29.pdf
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