Correlates for state and trait anxiety in a multicultural sample of Turkish and Spanish women at first trimester of pregnancy

González-Mesa, Ernesto; Kabukçuoğlu, Kamile; Körükçü, Öznur; Blasco, Marta; Ibrahim, Noha; Cazorla-Granados, Olga; Kavas, Türker

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.01.036

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“…In the study of González-Mesa et al ., pregnant women who were unemployed with low educational background were found to have higher levels of anxiety. [ 18 ]…”

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Evaluating Preoperative Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

Katsohiraki

Poulopoulou

Fyrfiris

et al. 2020

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Objective: Patients' anxiety and stress levels are increased after the surgery. High levels of anxiety and stress could increase postoperative complications, as well as to prolong postoperative hospitalization and postoperative morbidity. This prospective, cross-sectional study was to evaluate the preoperative stress levels in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. Methods: In the study participated 165 female patients who underwent breast cancer surgery, in a major oncological hospital in Greece. Demographic and clinical data were collected, and anxiety and stress levels assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Scale, which was a self-report questionnaire consisting of 40, 4 Likert Scale questions. The first 20 questions, STAI-X-1, were concerned to how the patient felt while answering the questionnaire (anxiety as a condition) and the remaining 20 questions, STAI-X-2, based on how the patient felt overall (stress as a personality trait). Descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests were performed at a significance level alpha = 0.05. Results: In the present study, 165 females were enrolled who underwent breast cancer surgery. The mean age of the participants was 55.86 years, whereas the mean body mass index was 26.85. The 60.6% of patients underwent a lumpectomy and 28.5% had mastectomy. The 35.8% experienced moderate levels of anxiety, and the 17.6% experienced high levels. The two scales were positively correlated (rho = 0.643, P < 0.001), at the significance level P = 0.01. Furthermore, the Stai-X-2 Scale was negatively correlated with body height (rho = −0.1188, P = 0.016). Conclusions: The present study showed that patients' personality influenced their anxiety levels. Thus, the role of the nurse is a cornerstone in their psychological support preoperatively, to reduce the anxiety and stress levels.

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“…In the study of González-Mesa et al ., pregnant women who were unemployed with low educational background were found to have higher levels of anxiety. [ 18 ]…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Preoperative Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

Katsohiraki

Poulopoulou

Fyrfiris

et al. 2020

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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“…Considering that for pregnant women at the second trimester (13-28 weeks), the pregnancy reaction is basically over, the movement is more convenient and the mood is more stable than at the first and third trimester, this study is aimed at pregnant women at the second trimester [34,35]. In summary, this article aims to verify the following three assumptions among pregnant women: 1) anxiety symptoms have a negative effect on LS, 2) PSS has a positive effect on LS, 3) PSS mediates the association between anxiety symptoms and LS.…”

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The mediating role of perceived social support between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Qiu

Liu

et al. 2020

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background: Pregnancy can be stressful for women and families, so the life satisfaction of pregnant women may face significant challenges. This study aimed to identify the relationship among anxiety symptoms, perceived social support and life satisfaction, and to further explore whether perceived social support can play a mediating role.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June to September in Shenyang City, China in 2019. 290 effective questionnaires were collected. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Zung's Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) as well as demographic variables were included in each questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to explore the mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction. Then the mediation model was examined by the PROCESS macro for SPSS.Results: After adjusting control variables, anxiety symptoms were negatively associated with life satisfaction and explained 14.7% of the variance. Higher level of perceived social support was related to higher level of life satisfaction, explaining 21.0% of the variance. Perceived social support partly mediated the relationship between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction for pregnant women. Conclusions: Perceived social support played a mediating role between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction among pregnant women. Strategies and measures to improve perceived social support may be expected to buffer the impact of anxiety symptoms on pregnant women's life satisfaction.

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“…Therefore, it is necessary to recruit a variety of multiparous women to understand the generalizability of this study. In addition, family structure, family function, and socioeconomic status have been identified as associated with psychological distress during pregnancy (Adhikari et al, 2020; González-Mesa et al, 2019). Further studies are required to confirm the associations between these variables and psychological distress in multiparous women in the first trimester.…”

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Factors Related to Psychological Distress in Multiparous Women in the First Trimester: A Cross-Sectional Study

Wang

Chen

et al. 2022

Journal of Nursing Research

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Background: The birth rate in Taiwan has declined rapidly; thus, encouraging women to give birth is an important issue in the country. Pregnant women may experience psychological distress, which may negatively impact the health of children and mothers. Prenatal psychological distress is more common in multiparous women than in primiparous women. In addition, compared with that in the second and third trimesters, psychological distress in the first trimester is relatively high. Understanding psychological distress and the associated factors for multiparous women in the first trimester is important to providing early interventions and preventing subsequent maternal and child health problems.Purpose: This study was designed to examine the important predictive factors related to depression, anxiety, and stress among Taiwanese multiparous women in the first trimester.Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. In all, 216 multiparous women at 16 weeks of pregnancy were recruited from three hospitals in Taiwan. Self-reported questionnaires were used to gather data on demographic characteristics, the parenting stress of motherhood, spousal support, and psychological distress. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the factors associated with psychological distress. Results:The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in multiparous women was found to be 31.9%, 42.6%, and 11.1%, respectively. The multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that the stress related to parent-child interaction was a significant predictor of depression and anxiety, the stress related to child-rearing was a significant predictor of anxiety, and low spousal instrumental support was a significant predictor of stress. The model respectively explained 30%, 27%, and 23% of the variance in depression, anxiety, and stress.Conclusions/Implications for Practice: Reducing the stress related to parent-child interaction and child-rearing and encouraging spousal instrumental support should be considered during prenatal care when designing interventions to reduce the psychological distress of multiparous women in their first trimester.

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Correlates for state and trait anxiety in a multicultural sample of Turkish and Spanish women at first trimester of pregnancy

Cited by 20 publications

References 33 publications

Evaluating Preoperative Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

Evaluating Preoperative Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

The mediating role of perceived social support between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Factors Related to Psychological Distress in Multiparous Women in the First Trimester: A Cross-Sectional Study

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