Author(s): Lucchese,Roselma ; Simões,Naiane Dias ; Monteiro,Luiz Henrique Batista ; Vera,Ivânia ; Fernandes,Inaina Lara ; Castro,Paulo Alexandre de ; Silva,Graciele Cristina ; Evangelista,Renata Alessandra ; Bueno,Alexandre de Assis ; Lemos,Moisés Fernandes
Date: 2017
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Pregnant Women; Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Nursing
Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of probability of common mental disorders in pregnant women and associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a quantitative and descriptive approach was performed with 330 pregnant women enrolled in a Women's Health Service located in Mid-West Brazil. Data were obtained through a questionnaire about socio-demographic characteristics and family or personal history. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire and Poisson regression were applied to screen for common mental disorders, aiming to identify factors associated with it. Results: The prevalence of probability of common mental disorders among pregnant women was 57.1% and it was associated with marital status, gestational age, unplanned pregnancy and bleeding. Conclusion: The prevalence of pregnant women likely to have common mental disorders and the average Self-Reporting Questionnaire score estimated in this study were higher than those found in other studies with samples from the general population.
