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      Quality of Life During Pregnancy from 2011 to 2021: Systematic Review

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          Abstract

          Purpose

          Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has emerged as a key concern in patient care. It has become one of the major objectives of clinical trials. Our study aims to describe the quality of life (QoL) during uncomplicated pregnancy and to assess its associated factors.

          Patients and Methods

          The search of articles was carried out using the online database of PUBMED and Web of Science with a limit of time between 2011 and 2021. Data were retrieved by two independent reviewers.

          Results

          721 publications responding to keywords were identified, of which 73 articles on the topic were selected. The main countries that have published on this subject are Australia (n = 10) and China (n = 7). Twenty-three articles deal with QoL for pathological pregnancies. All the pathologies studied have a negative impact on the HRQoL of pregnant women, and its improvement depends on the type of treatment. Obesity, low back, and pelvic girdle pain, and hyperemesis gravidarum were the frequent pathologies during pregnancy. Socio-demographic characteristics related to improved well-being (favorable economic status, social support). Similarly, better sleep quality and moderate physical exercise were linked to an increased QoL. Physical and psychological factors were associated with a lower QoL.

          Conclusion

          The HRQoL refers to patients’ subjective evaluation of physical, mental, and social components of well-being. Optimizing the QoL during pregnancy necessitates a deeper understanding of their issues as well as counseling which provides support wherever needed.

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          The World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL): position paper from the World Health Organization.

          B Murphy, W Kuyken, H Schofield … (1995)
          This paper describes the World Health Organization's project to develop a quality of life instrument (the WHOQOL). It outlines the reasons that the project was undertaken, the thinking that underlies the project, the method that has been followed in its development and the current status of the project. The WHOQOL assesses individuals' perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. It has been developed collaboratively in several culturally diverse centres over four years. Piloting of the WHOQOL on some 4500 respondents in 15 cultural settings has been completed. On the basis of this data the revised WHOQOL Field Trial Form has been finalized, and field testing is currently in progress. The WHOQOL produces a multi-dimensional profile of scores across six domains and 24 sub-domains of quality of life.
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            Insomnia and health-related quality of life.

            Simon Kyle, Kevin Morgan, Colin Espie (2010)
            Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) has become an important construct in contemporary medicine and health care, permitting assessment of disorder burden and evaluation of interventions on various aspects of functioning, in a standardized manner. Here we review literature on the measurement of HRQoL in insomnia populations, and the extent to which insomnia treatment improves domains of HRQoL. It is concluded from the relatively small literature that insomnia impacts on diverse areas of HRQoL, and that both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions can produce, to varying degrees, improvements in domains spanning physical, social and emotional functioning. Limitations of the current literature are identified; with particular emphasis on measurement and conceptual shortcomings. Suggestions are made in relation to improving the quality of future research, and how to further shed light on the impact of insomnia - and treatment thereof - on both HRQoL and global quality of life. Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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              The effect of an antenatal physical exercise programme on maternal/perinatal outcomes and quality of life in overweight and obese pregnant women: a randomised clinical trial.

              S Siani, Carlos S. Nascimento, Mary A Parpinelli … (2011)
              To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of physical exercise in terms of maternal/perinatal outcomes and the perception of quality of life (QoL) in pregnant obese and overweight women. A randomised controlled clinical trial. The Prenatal Outpatient Clinic of the Women's Integral Healthcare Centre (CAISM-UNICAMP) at the University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. Eighty-two pregnant women (age ≥ 18 years; pre-gestational body mass index ≥ 26 kg/m(2) ; gestational age 14-24 weeks). Women were randomised into two groups: women in one group exercised under supervision and received home exercise counselling (the 'study group'; n = 40) and women in the other group followed the routine prenatal care programme (the 'control group'; n = 42). Primary outcomes were gestational weight gain during the programme and excessive maternal weight gain. Secondary outcomes were increased arterial blood pressure, perinatal outcomes and QoL (WHOQOL-BREF). In the study group, 47% of pregnant women had weight gains above the recommended limit, compared with 57% of women in the control group (P = 0.43). There was no difference in gestational weight gain between the groups. Overweight pregnant women who exercised gained less weight during the entire pregnancy (10.0 ± 1.7 kg versus 16.4 ± 3.9 kg, respectively; P = 0.001) and after entry into the study (5.9 ± 4.3 kg versus 11.9 ± 1.5 kg, respectively; P = 0.021) compared with women in the control group. Arterial blood pressure was similar between the groups over time. There was no difference in perinatal outcome or QoL. The exercise programme was not associated with control of gestational weight gain in our sample as a whole, but was beneficial for lower gestational weight gain in overweight women. Exercise was not associated with adverse perinatal outcomes and did not affect variation in arterial blood pressure or the perception of QoL. © 2011 The Authors BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology © 2011 RCOG.
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Int J Womens Health
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Womens Health
                Journal ID (publisher-id): ijwh
                Title: International Journal of Women's Health
                Publisher: Dove
                ISSN (Electronic): 1179-1411
                Publication date (Electronic): 02 August 2022
                Publication date Collection: 2022
                Volume: 14
                Pages: 975-1005
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technologies, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Hassan First University of Settat , Settat, Morocco
                [2 ]National School of Public Health , Rabat, Morocco
                Author notes
                Correspondence: Ibtissam Youlyouz-Marfak, Hassan First University of Settat, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technologies , Settat, 26000, Morocco, Tel +212 6 61 60 43 58, Fax +212 5 23 40 01 87, Email ibtissam.marfak@uhp.ac.ma
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                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4212-8438
                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-1592
                Article
                Publisher ID: 361643
                DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S361643
                PMC ID: 9356752
                PubMed ID: 35941917
                SO-VID: 61f44d74-bcf3-409b-8a89-4d00496c87e4
                Copyright © © 2022 Boutib et al.
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                History
                Date received : 08 February 2022
                Date accepted : 24 May 2022
                Page count
                Figures: 5, Tables: 5, References: 93, Pages: 31
                Funding
                Funded by: funding;
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                Subject: Review

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Obstetrics & Gynecology
                Keywords: quality of life,health-related quality of life,uncomplicated pregnancy,pregnant women
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Obstetrics & Gynecology
                Keywords: quality of life, health-related quality of life, uncomplicated pregnancy, pregnant women

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