Depression and anxiety in pregnant women with diabetes or mild hyperglycemia.

INTRODUCTION: A number of physical and psychological changes that occur during pregnancy can stimulate the development of psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression. The study evaluated psychological aspects related to maternal depression and anxiety in pregnant women with diabetes mellitus or hyperglycemia, contrasting the results with those of non-diabetic pregnant women. METHOD: In a prospective and longitudinal approach, two questionnaires were applied and validated for use in Brazil, the Beck depression inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The questionnaires were applied to pregnant women at the first prenatal visit or at the time of disease diagnosis (T1) and reapplied at admission for delivery (T2). Regardless of the degree of hyperglycemia, both at first and in the second stage most women had severe anxiety trait. In early pregnancy (T1), however, severe state anxiety was more frequent in women with hyperglycemia than in those from the NG group. RESULTS: Most pregnant women showed moderate state anxiety over their pregnancy, regardless of glycemic status. In early pregnancy, however, severe state anxiety was more prevalent in hyperglycemic women than in those with normal glycemic status. Most women showed moderate trait anxiety and mild depression in both early and late pregnancy, irrespective of glycemic status. CONCLUSION: The incidence of severe state anxiety in early pregnancy is more frequent in women with diabetes or hyperglycemia, but their levels of trait anxiety and depression are not affected by glycemic status.

Qualidade de vida, ansiedade e depressão em gestantes diabéticas ou com hiperglicemia leve / Life quality anxiety and depression in diabetic or mild hyperglycemic pregnant women

Avaliar a qualidade de vida (QV) de gestantes portadoras de Diabetes Mellitus (DM) prévio, DM gestacional (DMG) e de Hiperglicemia Gestacional Leve (HGL). Trata-se de estudo longitudinal e prospectivo. A amostra foi constituída por 105 gestantes, sendo 66 Hiperglicêmicas (HG) e 39 Normoglicêmicas (NG). Como instrumento de avaliação foi utilizado o questionário já validado WHOQOL–BREF / AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DE VIDA, sendo aplicado às gestantes em dois momentos: momento 1 (M1)- primeira consulta de pré-natal ou no diagnóstico da doença e momento 2 (M2) -corresponde à internação para o parto. A maioria das gestantes considerou a QV como boa no início da gestação. No final da gestação, nenhuma gestante considerou que sua QV fosse boa. A maioria das gestantes estava satisfeita com as condições de saúde. Entretanto, as gestantes NG estavam mais satisfeitas que as do grupo HG. Em relação aos domínios, no início da gestação, o grupo HG apresentou escores menores no domínio físico em relação ao grupo NG. No final da gestação, os escores dos domínios físico, psicológico e meio ambiente foram significativamente menores nas gestantes com diabete ou hiperglicemia. O estudo evidenciou que gestantes portadoras de diabete ou hiperglicemia tiveram prejuízo de aspectos determinantes da QV...

To evaluate life quality (LQ) in pregnant women with previous Diabetes Mellitus (DM) gestational DM (DMG) and Mild Gestational Hyperglycemia (MGH). It is a prospective and longitudinal study. The sample comprised 105 pregnant women, 66 Hyperglycemic (HG) and 39 Normoglicemic (NG). A validated WHOQOL–BREF / LIFE QUALITY EVALUATION questionnaire applied to pregnant women into two moments: moment 1 (M1)- first prenatal appointment or during disease diagnostic and moment 2 (M2) - corresponds to admission to delivery. Most pregnant women considered LF as good at the beginning of the gestational period. At the end of gestation none of the pregnant women considered her LQ as good. Most pregnant women were satisfied with life conditions. Therefore NG pregnant women were more satisfied than the ones in HG group. Related to areas, at the beginning of the gestational period HG group showed lower scores in physical area related to NG group. At the end of the gestational period scores of physical, psychological and environment were significant lower in diabetic pregnant women with diabetes or hyperglycemia. The study demonstrated that pregnant women with diabetes or hyperglycemia were impaired in determinant aspects of LQ...