Health-related quality of life in women with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: the importance of psychosocial context.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test whether women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) demonstrated lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores compared with those with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP).

Study design

Women with HG or NVP were examined during the first trimester. Multivariate models identified characteristics of women at risk for low HRQoL, as measured by an NVP-specific HRQoL test and a generic HRQoL test, the Short Form (SF)-36.

Result

Although the SF-36 assessment did not discriminate between the two groups, the NVP-specific test showed that women with HG (N=29) were 3-6 times more likely than women with NVP (N=48) to have low HRQoL. Both tests demonstrated that perceived physical symptoms and multiple psychosocial factors, such as depression and marital sta

SUBMITTER: Munch S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3511856 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature