Kontakt 2018, 20(1):e31-e36 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2017.11.004

Measuring women's quality of life during pregnancyNursing - Original article

Lucia Mazúchová*, Simona Kelčíková, Zuzana Dubovická
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Jesseniova lekárska fakulta v Martine, Ústav pôrodnej asistencie, Martin, Slovenská republika

The aim of this study was to find out the quality of life of women during pregnancy, which areas of quality of life are the most risky, and to determine the impact of age, parity and period of pregnancy on the quality of life of pregnant women.
The work is a quantitative cross-sectional study. The QOL-GRAV standardized questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life of women during pregnancy. The study consisted of 304 pregnant women (mean age of 27 ± 4.95 years) with a physiological pregnancy. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient (p < 0.005) and variance analysis (ANOVA) (p < 0.05).
The quality of life during pregnancy has proven to be very good and excellent. The most risky areas of quality of life have been expressed in the partner life satisfaction, physical changes causing limitations, physical activity limitations, and the fears of managing labor. There were no statistically significant differences in the quality of life in relation to age, parity and period of pregnancy.
Assessing quality of life is important in terms of timely preventive measures during pregnancy and should lead to an increase in the quality of care for pregnant women and their well-being, with emphasis on the health of pregnant women.

Keywords: Quality of life; Pregnant women; Risk areas of quality of life; Health promotion

Received: June 12, 2017; Revised: October 12, 2017; Accepted: November 15, 2017; Published: March 26, 2018  Show citation

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Mazúchová L, Kelčíková S, Dubovická Z. Measuring women's quality of life during pregnancy. Kontakt. 2018;20(1):e31-36. doi: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2017.11.004.
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