Characteristics, assessment tools, and influencing factors of symptom clusters among pregnant women in first trimester of pregnancy: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early pregnancy is frequently accompanied by a confluence of somatic and psychological symptoms that aggregate into distinct symptom clusters. Evidence regarding the types, assessment tools, and influencing factors of these clusters remains fragmented. Thus, this study aims to identify the characteristics and current research status of symptom clusters experienced by pregnant women during early pregnancy, providing valuable insights for enhancing the management of symptom clusters.

Methods

Following the Joanna Briggs Institute Scoping Review Methodology Framework and reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses Extension for Scoping Review guidelines, we searched across eight relevant databases, including CNKI, Wanf

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690784 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature