Analysis of psychological stress and its influencing factors in pregnant women in late pregnancy / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore the status quo and influencing factors of psychological stress in pregnant women in the third trimester, and to propose reasonable intervention measures to improve their current situation, and to provide reference and guarantee for their smooth transition through pregnancy.@*Methods@#A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate 92 pregnant women in the second trimester of pregnancy from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from June 2017 to June 2018 by using questionnaires, quality of life and stress scales.The results of the survey were investigated and analyzed.@*Results@#The survey showed that the average psychological stress score of pregnant women in the third trimester was (1.79±0.46)points.The main stressors were psychological pressures to protect the health of pregnant women and the safety of the fetus.The planned pregnancy was the influencing factor of psychological stress (F=2.456, P=0.015). The negative life events and subjective support and stressors 1, 2, 3, etc.as independent variables, the results showed that stress source 2, positive life events and anxiety were the main influencing factors of patients' psychological stress (t=6.874, 3.692, 2.754, all P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The psychological stress status of pregnant women in the third trimester is moderate, and the planned pregnancy is the influencing factor.The main psychological stress is to protect the health of the pregnant woman and the safety of the fetus.Therefore, the clinical counseling can be actively carried out in the clinic and the intervention of pregnant women's psychology should be strengthened to alleviate the bad mood and relieve psychological stress.