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Recurrent pregnency loss: Depression, hopelessness, and martial adjustment
Author(s) -
Aksoy Duygu,
Egelioğlu Cetişli Nuray
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12620
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , marital status , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , pregnancy , medicine , population , genetics , environmental health , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Purpose The aim of the study was to determine depression, hopelessness level and marital adjustment of women diagnosed with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). Design and Method This descriptive study included 66 RPL women. Findings It was found that hopelessness level of 47% of women was mild, 18.2% of them were moderate, and 13.6% of them were severe. Depression level of women 30.3% were moderate, 24.3% of them were mild, and 1.5% of them were severe. It was found that women's marital adjustment was low, and their level of depression increased with increasing hopelessness. Practice Implications It was found in the study that evaluating women, who are diagnosed with RPL, regarding their marriage problems, hopelessness, and depression level together with their partners is important.