The hospital stressors and depression, anxiety levels in pregnant women hospitalized due to preterm delivery: A follow‐up study.

Purpose: To determine the hospital stressors and depression, anxiety levels in pregnant women hospitalized due to preterm delivery. Design and Methods: This descriptive pretest‐posttest study consisted of 147 pregnant women with preterm delivery. Follow‐up was performed twice. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State Anxiety Inventory (SAI)‐Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Antepartum Hospital Stressors Inventory (AHSI). Findings: A statistically significant difference was found between the average scores of the SAI during the first and second measurements. A statistically significant difference was found between the average scores of the first and second measurement of AHSI (P <.05). Practice Implications: Anxiety, depression, and hospital stressors negatively affect gestations during both hospitalization and discharge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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