A comparative prospective study with depression, anxiety and quality of life scales in women with induced abortion and miscarriage before pregnancy termination

Abstract

Objective: Comparison of women whose pregnancy will be terminated due to induced abortion and spontaneous miscarriage in terms of quality of life (QoL), depression and anxiety symptoms. Method: This prospective case-control study included women hospitalized for pregnancy termination. Self-evaluation questionnaires were presented to 35 women in induced abortion group and 35 women in miscarriage group after exclusion of chronic systemic disease, previously known psychological disorders and drug users, women recommended abortion by the decision of the health board. For this, WHOQOL-BREF short-form quality of life questionnaire, Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory were used to determine psychological stress levels before termination. Results: Moderate-severe depression was found to be statistically higher in induced abortion group than miscarriage group (31.4 %, 5.7%, respectively, p

Keywords

• induced abortion
• miscarriage
• depression
• anxiety
• quality of life
• isteyerek düşük
• spontan düşük
• depresyon
• anksiyete
• yaşam kalitesi