The hospital stressors and depression, anxiety levels in pregnant women hospitalized due to preterm delivery: A follow-up study.

PURPOSE: To determine the hospital stressors and depression, anxiety levels in pregnant women hospitalized due to preterm delivery.

DESIGN AND

METHODS

This descriptive pretest-posttest study consisted of 147 pregnant women with preterm delivery. Follow-up was performed twice. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State Anxiety Inventory (SAI)-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Antepartum Hospital Stressors Inventory (AHSI).

FINDINGS: A statistically significant difference was found between the average scores of the SAI during the first and second measurements. A statistically significant difference was found between the average scores of the first and second measurement of AHSI (P < .05).

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Anxiety, depression, and hospital stressors negatively affect gestations during both hospitalization and discharge.