Usability of Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis questionnaire in women hospitalised for hyperemesis gravidarum: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) questionnaire is mainly used in outpatient care to assess the severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP). Our aim was to evaluate the usability of the Finnish-translated PUQE in hospitalised women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

University hospital in Finland.

Participants

Ninety-five women admitted due to HG for at least overnight.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Categorised and continuous PUQE scores, physical and mental quality of life (QoL) and urine ketones at admission and at discharge, analysing the first admission and readmissions separately.

Results

The most common PUQE categories at admission were 'moderate' and 'severe',

SUBMITTER: Laitinen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121481 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature