Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the association between self-esteem and anxiety in pregnant women admitted to a high-risk sector. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional, observational study. Data were collected through interviews with pregnant women admitted to the high-risk maternity ward, from April 1 to June 31, 2016. The sample totaled 112 women and was by convenience. Results: Of the women, 72.3% presented low self-esteem and significant correlation with educational level (p = 0.004). The anxiety was 60.7% and the religion was the only variable with a significant association (p = 0.04). There was no significant association (p> 0.05) between the pattern of self-esteem and levels of anxiety for the fixed margin of error (5%). Conclusion: The impaired self-esteem was present in most of the women in this study, especially with low level of schooling. The anxiety was present in the majority of women, and there was an association between it and lack of religious practices. In this study, there was no significant correlation between self-esteem and anxiety. There is need to consider the two cases separately for a complete women’s health promotion practice.
Highlights
Pregnancy involves numerous physical, hormonal, psychological and social changes, which may reflect, directly, in self-esteem and self-perception of the woman, in the interaction between mother and child, the relations of the woman with her relatives and with her spouse (Osorio-Castaño et al, 2017)
Liniker Scolfild Rodrigues da Silva et al Association between self esteem and anxiety levels in high-risk pregnant women in a reference maternity hospital in the city of recife, pernambuco, Brazil they determine a good evolution in pregnancy
Among the reasons that led to hospitalization in high-risk sector, the most frequent were: single topical preterm pregnancy (63.4%), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (25.9%), Gestational Hypertension (21.4%), Premature Labor (PL) (15.2%), Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (12.5%), single topical term pregnancy (8.9%), pyelonephritis (8.9%) and Premature Rupture of Membranes (PRM) (8.9%)
Summary
Hormonal, psychological and social changes, which may reflect, directly, in self-esteem and self-perception of the woman, in the interaction between mother and child, the relations of the woman with her relatives and with her spouse (Osorio-Castaño et al, 2017). Among the disorders triggered in pregnant women, the Common Mental Disorder (CMD) presents a prevalence of 29.2% and is characterized by somatic symptoms of depression, irritability, forgetfulness, reduced ability of concentration, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, difficulty in memory and concentration and complaints. It manifests as a mixture of somatic, anxious and depressive symptoms (Parreira et al, 2017).Anxiety, in the gestational period, has been associated with several reasons, such as fetal distress, preterm birth, low birth weight and problems in the child’s development. Considering the above, the study aims to identify the pattern of self-esteem and anxiety in pregnant women hospitalized in a high risk sector and assess its relations with the sociodemographic variables and the association between self-esteem and anxiety
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