Quality of life in severe preeclampsia. Observational study
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Objective: to characterize pregnant women with severe preeclampsia and their quality of life in a highly complex obstetric institution.
Methodology: descriptive observational study. Pregnant women with severe preeclampsia hospitalized between January and October 2020 were included. The EuroQOL-5D-3L questionnaire was used at admission and discharge to measure quality of life.
Results: 75 % pregnant were 33 years old or younger, 25 % of them with term pregnancies, predominantly from rural areas and low socioeconomic level. The most frequent severity criteria were moderate-severe headache and blood pressure >160/110 mmHg. Throughout the stay there was a tendency to improve pain-discomfort and anxietydepression, while mobility, personal care and performance of daily activities presented a tendency to deteriorate.
Conclusions: severe preeclampsia not only clinically affects the maternal-fetal relationship, but also its psychosocial dimensions. Efforts should be directed towards safe and humanized care with high standards of pain control and early detection of anxietydepression, which aim at a better quality of life for pregnant women with preeclampsia.
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