Do Psychological and Behavioural Factors Change Over Pregnancy?
J Obstet Gynaecol Can
; 45(9): 655-660, 2023 09.
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| ID: mdl-37271345
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate how psychological and behavioural factors change from the first to the last half of pregnancy.METHODS:
In this prospective cohort study, we assessed the changes in psychological and behavioural factors across 10 domains among 445 women (mean age = 30.9 years) in Ontario, Canada. We collected data using 2 standardized questionnaires administered at <21 and 32-36 weeks of gestation. We computed intraclass correlation coefficients, percentages of no change, decrease, and increase, and mean differences between the 2 surveys.RESULTS:
Most psychological and behavioural factors had intraclass correlation coefficients < 0.50 between the first and the second half of pregnancy, suggesting remarkable changes over the course of pregnancy. We observed significant decreases in self-efficacy, compensatory health beliefs, guilt regarding binge eating, emotional eating, dietary restriction, pregnancy-related nausea and food cravings, sleep duration, and physical activity. We also found increases in anxious and depressive symptoms and the tendency to accept friends' and family's beliefs regarding pregnancy.CONCLUSIONS:
In the first prospective analysis, we found that many psychological and behavioural factors changed significantly over pregnancy.Palavras-chave
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Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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