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Association of spiritual/religious coping with depressive symptoms in high- and low-risk pregnant women.
Vitorino, Luciano M; Chiaradia, Raíssa; Low, Gail; Cruz, Jonas Preposi; Pargament, Kenneth I; Lucchetti, Alessandra L G; Lucchetti, Giancarlo.
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  • Vitorino LM; Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
  • Chiaradia R; Hospital School of Itajubá, Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Low G; Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Cruz JP; Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Pargament KI; Graduate School, Union Christian College, San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
  • Lucchetti ALG; Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA.
  • Lucchetti G; Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA.
J Clin Nurs ; 27(3-4): e635-e642, 2018 Feb.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29052276
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the role of spiritual/religious coping (SRC) on depressive symptoms in high- and low-risk pregnant women. BACKGROUND: Spiritual/religious coping is associated with physical and mental health outcomes. However, only few studies investigated the role of these strategies during pregnancy and whether low- and high-risk pregnant women have different coping mechanisms. DESIGN: This study is a cross-sectional comparative study. METHODS: This study included a total of 160 pregnant women, 80 with low-risk pregnancy and 80 with high-risk pregnancy. The Beck Depression Inventory, the brief SRC scale and a structured questionnaire on sociodemographic and obstetric aspects were used. General linear model regression analysis was used to identify the factors associated with positive and negative SRC strategies in both groups of pregnant women. RESULTS: Positive SRC use was high, whereas negative SRC use was low in both groups. Although we found no difference in SRC strategies between the two groups, negative SRC was associated with depression in women with high-risk pregnancy, but not in those with low-risk pregnancy. Furthermore, positive SRC was not associated with depressive symptoms in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: Results showed that only the negative SRC strategies of Brazilian women with high-risk pregnancies were associated with worsened mental health outcomes. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Healthcare professionals, obstetricians and nurse midwives should focus on the use of negative SRC strategies in their pregnant patients.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnancy Complications / Adaptation, Psychological / Spirituality / Pregnant Women / Depression Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: J Clin Nurs Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnancy Complications / Adaptation, Psychological / Spirituality / Pregnant Women / Depression Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: J Clin Nurs Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: United kingdom