Social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss

Abstract Background The task of modern medicine is not just to heal, but also to improve the patient’s well-being and achieve non-medical goals in the therapy process that enable effective physical, mental and social functioning of the patient. Social support in difficult situations mobilizes an ind...

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Autores principales:	Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus, Mariola Mróz, Agnieszka Bień, Krzysztof Jurek
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Social support Miscarriage Ectopic pregnancy Pregnancy loss Psychophysical condition Quality of life Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:36f8d31733fe4ecea085c70a88c0b23c2021-11-08T11:04:21ZSocial support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss10.1186/s12884-021-04093-w1471-2393https://doaj.org/article/36f8d31733fe4ecea085c70a88c0b23c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04093-whttps://doaj.org/toc/1471-2393Abstract Background The task of modern medicine is not just to heal, but also to improve the patient’s well-being and achieve non-medical goals in the therapy process that enable effective physical, mental and social functioning of the patient. Social support in difficult situations mobilizes an individual’s strength and resources to cope with problems. Research on social support and women’s condition after pregnancy loss reflects a holistic approach to the patient and is important from the perspective of increasing the level of hospital care. Objective The aim of our study was to assess the impact of social support on the psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. Methods The cross-sectional study was carried out in a group of 500 patients after miscarriage and 110 with ectopic pregnancy, hospitalized in hospitals in Lublin (Poland). The study was conducted with the use of a diagnostic survey, comprising the Berlin Social Support Scales (BSSS) and an original survey questionnaire (psychophysical condition, satisfaction with health and quality of life on a scale of 1–4, sources of support on a scale of 1–10, with 1 being the poorest rating). Results Respondents after miscarriage and those after ectopic pregnancy assigned the highest scores to the degree of perceived available instrumental support (respectively, miscarriage: M = 3.79, EP: M = 3.77). Women after pregnancy loss assigned the highest score to the support obtained from their partner (respectively, miscarriage: M = 9.26, EP: M = 9.23). Social support was significantly correlated with the condition of patients hospitalized as a result of pregnancy loss (p < 0.05). The assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and QoL of the respondents is determined by their education, financial standing, and obstetric history (p < 0.05). Conclusions Women hospitalized due to miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy assigned high scores to the level of perceived available instrumental, emotional, and actually received social support. There is a positive relationship between social support and subjective opinion about psychophysical condition, health and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss. The assessment is determined by sociodemographic factors and the respondents’ obstetric history.Grażyna Iwanowicz-PalusMariola MrózAgnieszka BieńKrzysztof JurekBMCarticleSocial supportMiscarriageEctopic pregnancyPregnancy lossPsychophysical conditionQuality of lifeGynecology and obstetricsRG1-991ENBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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topic	Social support Miscarriage Ectopic pregnancy Pregnancy loss Psychophysical condition Quality of life Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991
spellingShingle	Social support Miscarriage Ectopic pregnancy Pregnancy loss Psychophysical condition Quality of life Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991 Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus Mariola Mróz Agnieszka Bień Krzysztof Jurek Social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss
description	Abstract Background The task of modern medicine is not just to heal, but also to improve the patient’s well-being and achieve non-medical goals in the therapy process that enable effective physical, mental and social functioning of the patient. Social support in difficult situations mobilizes an individual’s strength and resources to cope with problems. Research on social support and women’s condition after pregnancy loss reflects a holistic approach to the patient and is important from the perspective of increasing the level of hospital care. Objective The aim of our study was to assess the impact of social support on the psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. Methods The cross-sectional study was carried out in a group of 500 patients after miscarriage and 110 with ectopic pregnancy, hospitalized in hospitals in Lublin (Poland). The study was conducted with the use of a diagnostic survey, comprising the Berlin Social Support Scales (BSSS) and an original survey questionnaire (psychophysical condition, satisfaction with health and quality of life on a scale of 1–4, sources of support on a scale of 1–10, with 1 being the poorest rating). Results Respondents after miscarriage and those after ectopic pregnancy assigned the highest scores to the degree of perceived available instrumental support (respectively, miscarriage: M = 3.79, EP: M = 3.77). Women after pregnancy loss assigned the highest score to the support obtained from their partner (respectively, miscarriage: M = 9.26, EP: M = 9.23). Social support was significantly correlated with the condition of patients hospitalized as a result of pregnancy loss (p < 0.05). The assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and QoL of the respondents is determined by their education, financial standing, and obstetric history (p < 0.05). Conclusions Women hospitalized due to miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy assigned high scores to the level of perceived available instrumental, emotional, and actually received social support. There is a positive relationship between social support and subjective opinion about psychophysical condition, health and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss. The assessment is determined by sociodemographic factors and the respondents’ obstetric history.
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author	Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus Mariola Mróz Agnieszka Bień Krzysztof Jurek
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title	Social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss
title_short	Social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss
title_full	Social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss
title_fullStr	Social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss
title_full_unstemmed	Social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss
title_sort	social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/36f8d31733fe4ecea085c70a88c0b23c
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Social support and subjective assessment of psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss

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