Asian Journal of Healthy and Science
p-ISSN: 2980-4302
e-ISSN: 2980-4310
A STUDY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
DURING PREGNANCY IN DISTRICT HOSPITAL CHAMARAJANAGARA
Bhavya. P, Somashekar
Email: bhavya.p.nayak@gmail.com, mswsomashekar@gmail.com
Abstract
Stress
including chronic strain perceived stress, perceived realism, and neighborhood
or community stressors. All five of the studies on chronic strain, measured
either in general or in specific forms such as homelessness severity or
household strain, show effects on preterm birth. These are mostly retrospective
or case control studies, but some involve controlled prospective analyses in
larger samples of high-risk women. There are a few studies in the literature
that used combined measures of stress to test effects on preterm birth overall,
they are mixed in their findings about half show effects of unique composite
indices on gestational age or preterm birth and the other half do not. For
example, 130 pregnant women were followed throughout pregnancy with multiple
measures of stress. This stress composite predicted earlier delivery as well as
low birth weight with medical risk factors controlled, including smoking.
Keywords: Community,
High-risk, Women, Pregnancy
INTRODUCTION
Stress for
studying its contribution to adverse outcomes of pregnancy. Stress as any
physiological threat (Staneva et al., 2015). Including
physical strain, Exercise, Fasting or Sleep deprivation this is citation like (Cohen et al., 1995), (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). In keeping
with a lack of consensus on definitions, measures of measurement.
Pregnancy is a
time of many changes, your body your emotion and the life of your family are
changing (Hartnett et al., 2016). You may
welcome these changes ,but they can add new stressors
to your life feeling stressed is common during pregnancy but too much stress
can make you uncomfortable.
High levels of
stress that continue for a long time may cause health problems like high blood
pressure and heart disease during pregnant, this type of stress can increase
the chances of having a premature body (born before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or a
low birth weight body (weighting less than 5 pounds) babies born too soon or
too small are at increased risk for health problems (SARI, 2010).
Stress is
associated with higher risk health related behaviors in adults in general, and
there is some evidence that stress is a contributor to poorer health behavior
in pregnancy (Bryan et al., 2017).
Significant
evidence supports the premise that chronic psychological distress contributes
to adverse pregnancy outcome, such as preterm birth. Plausible explanations
include interactions between stress physiology and the normal physiology of
pregnancy and birth, in addition to individual health behaviors and genomic
makeup (Latendresse et al., 2013).
According to Gold & Marcus, (2008) Psychological
distress adversely affects pregnancy outcomes and that inflammatory markers and
palcentally produced corticotrophin-releasing hormone
are likely mediating factors. The primary aim of the study was to explore the
associations between maternal psychological distress Betts et al., 2015; Røsand et al.,( 2012) use of
selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, palcentally
produced corticotrophin-releasing hormone and maternal plasma inflammatory
markers during pregnancy.
The study
“psychological stress during pregnancy has a wide range of is multiple setting
which includes hospital settings, community health settings, psychiatry and
mental health settings, child health care (pediatric) settings, and maternal
and child health care and it has extends its scope in the into the area of
HIV/AIDS (ICTC, ART, Counsellings ) (Nguyen et al., 2018).
Primarily the
study has its scope is the hospital settings (Dunkel Schetter, 2011). The pregnant
women is often required to visit the hospital for
different kind of tests for both the mother and the child, to monitor the
variation in the health condition of the child inside the mother she takes
suggestion of the doctors and follows the treatment if she under goes any
illness arising out of pregnancy so this study help the professionals to
understand the mental stability of the women.
Almost all the
women, during their pregnancy lives in their community with the family, it is
also important to understand mentality of the family members towards the
pregnant women .
RESEARCH METHODS
The research is a systematic method of exploring
analyzing and conceptualizing social life in order to extent correct or
verified knowledge . This chapter provides a
systematic description of the methodological procedures adopted for the study
and analyses the psychological stress during pregnancy in district hospital,
Chamarajanagar. The methodology includes importance of the study, aim of the
study, objectives of the study, research design, scope of the study, place of
the study, universe of the study, inclusion and exclusion criteria, sampling
method, source of data collection, tools of data collection, data processing,
limitations of the study, and chapter wise scheme.
The purpose of the study is to analyses the
effectiveness of psychological stress during pregnancy in district hospital,
Chamarajanagar (with special reference to psychiatric department,
Chamarajanagar) (Dangour et al., 2012;
Robertson et al., 2004)A detailed literature review contains that a number of
research work dine on the psychological stress management during pregnancy Stults-Kolehmainen
& Sinha, (2014). Play the vital role in district hospital because it
will provide information to pregnancy stress about the needs of patient
relating to their work and helps to make them effective patient (pregnancy).
The present study adopted simple random method to
collect data from the respondents. 50 pregnancy women between the age ranges of
18-30 are taken for the study on questionnaire and schedule.
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Interpretation means explanation or
finding out of meaning. Oft includes drawing inference from analysis of data.
Analysis and interpretation are closely interrelated. Analyzing of data stage
that spares data analysis and the final step in which conclusion is draw and
suggestion are made.
Table
1. Shows That Easily
Irritable Respondent
|
Sl.No |
Frequency |
No. Of The
Respondence |
Percentage |
|
1 |
Often |
9 |
18 |
|
2 |
Sometime |
10 |
20 |
|
3 |
Rarely |
31 |
62 |
|
4 |
Total |
50 |
100 |
Figure
1. Easily Irritable Respondent
As seen in the above table
easily irritable in pregnancy. Most often in 9(18%), sometime in 10 (02%) and
rarely in 31(62%) which indicate that pregnancy women is
easily irritate.
Table 2.
Temper Easily
|
Sl.No |
Frequency |
No. Of
The Respondence |
Percentage |
|
1 |
Often |
4 |
8 |
|
2 |
Sometime |
19 |
38 |
|
3 |
Rarely |
27 |
54 |
|
|
Total |
50 |
100 |
Figure 2. Analysis And
Interpretation
Total 2 shows that pregnancy women responded
lose your temper easily to often 4(8%) and sometime 19(38%) and rarely 27(54%).
The results of the above findings indicate what they exhibit temper easily in
sometime is more.
Table 3. Suffer from tension headaches
|
Sl.No |
Frequency |
No. Of
The Respondence |
Percentage |
|
1 |
Often |
12 |
24 |
|
2 |
Sometime |
12 |
24 |
|
3 |
Rarely |
26 |
52 |
|
4 |
Total |
50 |
100 |
Figure 3. Analysis and interpretation
Above
table indicate that pregnancy women suffer from tension headache most often in
12(24%), sometime 12(24%) and rarely in 26 (53%). Which indicate the pregnancy
women suffer from tension headache is more.
Table 4. Feel Tired and Have No Energy
|
Sl.No |
Frequency |
No. Of The Respondence |
Percentage |
|
1 |
Often |
6 |
12 |
|
2 |
Sometime |
19 |
38 |
|
3 |
Rarely |
25 |
50 |
|
|
Total |
50 |
100 |
Figure 4. Tired and Have No Energy
Analysis and interpretation
Out of 50 pregnancy women 6 responded feel
hence and have no energy in often, 19 responded sometime and 25 responded
rarely, which indicate sometime they feel tired and have no energy is more.
Table 5. Very Dissatisfied With
Your Pregnancies Life
|
Sl.No |
Frequency |
No. Of
The Respondence |
Percentage |
|
1 |
Often |
4 |
8 |
|
2 |
Sometime |
8 |
16 |
|
3 |
Rarely |
38 |
76 |
|
|
Total |
50 |
100 |
Figure 5. Very Dissatisfied With Your
Pregnancies Life
Analysis and interpretation
As above table indicate that pregnancy women
response their respondents to most often in 4(8%) and sometime 8(16%) and
rarely 38(76%) to feel very dissatisfied with their pregnancy life which
indicate that 7.6% of the pregnancy women exhibits their stress.
Table 6. Stopped Smiling Much
|
Sl.No |
Frequency |
No. Of
The Respondence |
Percentage |
|
1 |
Often |
8 |
16 |
|
2 |
Sometime |
17 |
34 |
|
3 |
Rarely |
25 |
50 |
|
4 |
Total |
50 |
100 |
Figure 6. Stopped Smiling Much
Analysis and interpretation
Out of so responded 25 pregnancy women
responded stopped smiling much to obtain is 8(16%) sometime 17(34%) and rarely
to 25(50%) which results indicate the they stopped smiling much sometime is
more than often.
Table 7. Fell Worry
|
Sl.No |
Frequency |
No. Of The Respondence |
Percentage |
|
1 |
Often |
16 |
32 |
|
2 |
Sometime |
16 |
32 |
|
3 |
Rarely |
18 |
36 |
|
4 |
Total |
50 |
100 |
Figure 7. Fell Worry
Analysis and interpretation
As seen in the above table out of 50
pregnancy women 16 pregnancy women responded their response often, sometime of
16(32%) most of the pregnancy women exhibited the stress of worry.
Table 8. Unable to Relax
|
Sl.No |
Frequency |
No. Of The Respondence |
Percentage |
|
1 |
Often |
5 |
10 |
|
2 |
Sometime |
23 |
46 |
|
3 |
Rarely |
22 |
44 |
|
|
Total |
50 |
100 |
Figure 8. Unable to Relax
Analysis an interpretation
It is seen in the above table unable to relax
during pregnancy often is 5(10%), sometime is 23(46%) and rarely is
22(44%). Which results shows that most
of the responded response to sometime
Findings:
1. 38% Of the pregnant women responded
warring too much about different things
2. Middle classes of pregnant women showed most stress then law and high
3. Second delivered pregnant women exhibited
most stress than 1st pregnancy
4. 48% of the pregnant women worried more
5. 46% of the pregnant women have appétit
problem.
6. 44% of responded there respond to the can’t
express their feeling to any one
7. 40% of patient responded their response to
suffer from tension headache sometime
8. Little interest of pressuring doing things in
24%
9. 36% of pregnant women responded their
response to easily irritable to sometimes
10.
16% of pregnant
women showed stopped smiling much
11.
When they relax them self-thinking about problem during pregnancy in 40%
CONCLUSION
Psychological
stress adversary affrays
during pregnancy psychological stress in generally believed to
infancy pregnancy the stress may increase the risk of late fetal death in
different ways result of the present study indicate that 52% of pregnant women
exhibited moderate stress and 34% of pregnant women showed mild stress, only
14%exitibitted sever stress. In 1st delivery they showed more stress
compare to 2nd &3rd delivery
some study also suggest that during early they have
more psychological stress. Economic stress also influence psychological stress
in over parent study middle economic stress have more stress then other economic stress percentage
of stress more in warring too much about different things followed by worry
appétit change can’t express their
feelings to anyone tension headache, little interest, easily irritable stopped
smiling much.
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