Recurrent pregnency loss: Depression, hopelessness, and martial adjustment

• Published in: Perspectives in psychiatric care Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 821 - 826
• Main Authors: Aksoy, Duygu, Egelioğlu Cetişli, Nuray
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Hindawi Limited 01-04-2021
• Subjects: Abortion, Habitual; Adjustment; Couples; depression; Depression - epidemiology; Emotions; Female; hopelessness; Humans; Marital stability; Marriage; Mental depression; Miscarriage; Nursing; Pregnancy; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; recurrent pregnancy loss; Self Concept; Stress, Psychological; Womens health; adjustment; hopelessness; depression; recurrent pregnancy loss
• ISSN: 0031-5990; 1744-6163
• DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12620

Purpose
The aim of the study was to determine depression, hopelessness level and marital adjustment of women diagnosed with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).
Design and Method
This descriptive study included 66 RPL women.
Findings
It was found that hopelessness level of 47% of women was mild, 18.2% of them were moderate, and 13.6% of them were severe. Depression level of women 30.3% were moderate, 24.3% of them were mild, and 1.5% of them were severe. It was found that women's marital adjustment was low, and their level of depression increased with increasing hopelessness.
Practice Implications
It was found in the study that evaluating women, who are diagnosed with RPL, regarding their marriage problems, hopelessness, and depression level together with their partners is important.