The Effect of Hyperemesis Gravidarum on Acceptance of Pregnancy and Quality of Life: A Comparative Study

dc.authorid0000-0003-0190-977X
dc.contributor.authorTahta, Tugba
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Figen Alp
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:29:20Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:29:20Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective This study was conducted to determine the effect of hyperemesis gravidarum diagnosis in pregnant women on their acceptance of pregnancy and quality of life. Methods This case-control study was conducted with 375 pregnancy 175 diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum (case group), 200 pregnant women with healthy pregnancy (control group), between July 2018 and February 2019, in Turkey. Data were collected with the Personal Information Form, World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire Brief Version was used to ascertain quality of life and to determine adaptation to pregnancy, the Prenatal Self-Evaluation Scale was applied. Only the Acceptance of Pregnancy subdimensions were included in the study. Results Pregnancy acceptance was found to be significantly lower in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum than in healthy pregnant women. The quality of life levels of the pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum were found to be lower than those in the healthy pregnant women. Conclusion Quality of life is affected by hyperemesis gravidarum. In addition, low quality of life and hyperemesis gravidarum negatively affect the acceptance of pregnancy. This result highlights that healthcare professionals should develop a strategy to improve the quality of life of women with hyperemesis and help them accept their pregnancy.
dc.identifier.doi10.2174/1573404819666220621161715
dc.identifier.issn1573-4048
dc.identifier.issn1875-6581
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85149804955
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2174/1573404819666220621161715
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5290
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001046131400004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBentham Science Publ Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Womens Health Reviews
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectHyperemesis gravidarum
dc.subjectacceptance of pregnancy
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectthe effect of hyperemesis gravidarum
dc.subjecthealthy pregnant women
dc.titleThe Effect of Hyperemesis Gravidarum on Acceptance of Pregnancy and Quality of Life: A Comparative Study
dc.typeArticle

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