Ansiedad y riesgo obstétrico producida en mujeres embarazadas que acuden al Hospital General Isidro Ayora

Currently, one of the most common problems in the national and international population is anxiety disorders, and its symptoms can affect anyone at certain times of life. When it occurs in pregnant women, certain changes in psychophysiology and even in the morphology of children can occur, as well as low birth weight and alterations in foetal activity and development. Therefore, the study aimed to categorise obstetric risk in pregnant women, identify the level of anxiety and establish the relationship between anxiety and obstetric risk in pregnant women who attended the Isidro Ayora General Hospital in Loja. A quantitative approach was used in a sample of 138 pregnant women attended in the gynaecological-obstetric area, to whom informed consent, the Obstetric Risk Scale of the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were applied. The results showed that 46.38% of the pregnant women were at low obstetric risk between the ages of 20-24 years. Regarding anxiety status, 16.67% scored low risk on the subscale (A/E), mainly in women aged 20-24 years, and 12% scored low risk on the subscale (A/R), with a higher proportion in women aged 20-24 years. Finally, a statistical relationship was found between state anxiety and obstetric risk. Risk increases with increasing patient age and anxiety was mostly due to lack of knowledge of the patient's condition and lack of family support

• Main Author: Vélez Sánchez, Karen Ivonne (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: MEDICINA HUMANA; TRASTORNO DE ANSIEDAD; ANSIEDAD MATERNA; COMPLICACIONES DEL EMBARAZO
• Online Access: https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/30721