Investigation of Stress and the Factors Affecting Stress in Pregnant Women

Bahar Çardak Durmuş; Emre Yanıkkerem

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Investigation of Stress and the Factors Affecting Stress in Pregnant Women

Authors:

Bahar Çardak Durmuş | Emre Yanıkkerem

Publisher:

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Main Topics:

Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum | Üreme Tıbbı (Diğer)

Journal:

Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 3, pp.322-334

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359474

pISSN:

2147-9607

Keywords:

Abstract:

 Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate stress and the factors affecting stress in pregnant women. Method: This research was carried out in a state hospital in Kütahya province, and the data were collected between January 2021 and June 2021. The universe of the study consisted of 629 pregnant women who applied to the hospital in 2019. The minimum sample size of the study was determined as 238 women, using the known formula n629, with a standard deviation of 5 and a confidence interval of 95. In the study, data were collected online with pregnant women who applied to the hospital using the womens introductory characteristics questionnaire, risk assessment form, and the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale. Results: In this study, it was determined that 31.1 of the pregnant women had a risky pregnancy. The mean total score of the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale was determined as 43.317.2. The total mean score of the scale was found to be statistically significantly higher in women who were 27 years of age or younger, who had a nuclear family, who lived in the city center, and who had problems during pregnancy. The mean stress from seeking safe passage for mother and child through pregnancy, labor, and delivery score was statistically significantly higher in risky pregnant women 11.93.6 than in non-risky pregnant women 8.94.1. Conclusion: Providing the necessary psychological and medical support to women experiencing stress during pregnancy may help pregnant women and babies to spend this period more positively. Keywords: Stress in pregnancy, high-risk pregnancies, pregnancy stress rating scale, factors affecting stress.

 Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate stress and the factors affecting stress in pregnant women. Method: This research was carried out in a state hospital in Kütahya province, and the data were collected between January 2021 and June 2021. The universe of the study consisted of 629 pregnant women who applied to the hospital in 2019. The minimum sample size of the study was determined as 238 women, using the known formula n629, with a standard deviation of 5 and a confidence interval of 95. In the study, data were collected online with pregnant women who applied to the hospital using the womens introductory characteristics questionnaire, risk assessment form, and the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale. Results: In this study, it was determined that 31.1 of the pregnant women had a risky pregnancy. The mean total score of the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale was determined as 43.317.2. The total mean score of the scale was found to be statistically significantly higher in women who were 27 years of age or younger, who had a nuclear family, who lived in the city center, and who had problems during pregnancy. The mean stress from seeking safe passage for mother and child through pregnancy, labor, and delivery score was statistically significantly higher in risky pregnant women 11.93.6 than in non-risky pregnant women 8.94.1. Conclusion: Providing the necessary psychological and medical support to women experiencing stress during pregnancy may help pregnant women and babies to spend this period more positively. Keywords: Stress in pregnancy, high-risk pregnancies, pregnancy stress rating scale, factors affecting stress.

 Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate stress and the factors affecting stress in pregnant women. Method: This research was carried out in a state hospital in Kütahya province, and the data were collected between January 2021 and June 2021. The universe of the study consisted of 629 pregnant women who applied to the hospital in 2019. The minimum sample size of the study was determined as 238 women, using the known formula n629, with a standard deviation of 5 and a confidence interval of 95. In the study, data were collected online with pregnant women who applied to the hospital using the womens introductory characteristics questionnaire, risk assessment form, and the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale. Results: In this study, it was determined that 31.1 of the pregnant women had a risky pregnancy. The mean total score of the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale was determined as 43.317.2. The total mean score of the scale was found to be statistically significantly higher in women who were 27 years of age or younger, who had a nuclear family, who lived in the city center, and who had problems during pregnancy. The mean stress from seeking safe passage for mother and child through pregnancy, labor, and delivery score was statistically significantly higher in risky pregnant women 11.93.6 than in non-risky pregnant women 8.94.1. Conclusion: Providing the necessary psychological and medical support to women experiencing stress during pregnancy may help pregnant women and babies to spend this period more positively. Keywords: Stress in pregnancy, high-risk pregnancies, pregnancy stress rating scale, factors affecting stress.

 Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı gebelerde stres ve stresi etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesidir. Yöntem: Bu araştırma Kütahya ilinde bir devlet hastanesinde gerçekleştirilmiş, veriler Ocak 2021-Haziran 2021 tarihleri arasında toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini 2019 yılında Kütahya ilinde bir devlet hastanesine başvuran 629 gebe oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın minimum örneklem büyüklüğü evreni bilinen formül n629 ile standart sapma değeri 5 ve güven aralığı 95 alınarak 238 kadın olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada veriler kadınların tanıtıcı özellikleri soru formu, risk değerlendirme formu ve Gebelikte Stres Değerlendirme Ölçeği kullanılarak hastaneye başvuran gebe kadınlar ile online toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada risk değerlendirme formuna göre gebelerin 31,1inde riskli gebelik olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada Gebelikte Stres Değerlendirme Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 43,317,2 olup, bu puan ortalaması 27 yaş ve altında olan, çekirdek aileye sahip olan, il merkezinde yaşayan ve gebelikte problem yaşayan kadınlarda istatistiksel anlamlı olarak yüksek bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmada güvenli süreç stresi puan ortalaması riskli gebelerde 11,93,6 risksizlere 8,94,1 göre istatistiksel anlamlı olarak yüksektir. Sonuç: Stres yaşayan kadınlara gebelik sürecinde gerekli psikolojik ve tıbbi destek verilmesi gebe ve bebeklerin bu dönemi daha olumlu geçirmelerine yardımcı olabilir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Gebelikte stres, riskli gebelikler, gebelikte stres değerlendirme ölçeği, stresi etkileyen faktörler.

Article Details

Investigation of Stress and the Factors Affecting Stress in Pregnant Women

Authors:

Bahar Çardak Durmuş | Emre Yanıkkerem

Publisher:

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Main Topics:

Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum | Üreme Tıbbı (Diğer)

Journal:

Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 3, pp.322-334

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359474

pISSN:

2147-9607

Stress in pregnancy

high-risk pregnancies

pregnancy stress rating scale

factors affecting stress.Gebelikte stres

riskli gebelikler

gebelikte stres değerlendirme ölçeği

stresi etkileyen faktörler.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Bahar Çardak Durmuş | Emre Yanıkkerem

Publisher: Manisa Celal Bayar University

Main Topics: Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum | Üreme Tıbbı (Diğer)

Journal: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 3, pp.322-334

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001359474

pISSN: 2147-9607

Issues

Authors:

Bahar Çardak Durmuş | Emre Yanıkkerem

Publisher:

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Main Topics:

Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum | Üreme Tıbbı (Diğer)

Journal:

Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 3, pp.322-334

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359474

pISSN:

2147-9607