Comparison of the quality of life between women undergoing medical and surgical terminations of pregnancy
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare a relation between the quality of life, level of depression and some other psychological characteristics of women and the method (pharmacological or instrumental) they chosen to terminate the pregnancy up to 49 days of amenorrhoea.
Design: Prospective analytical study.
Setting: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Bulovka.
Methods: From Jan 1st, 2019 to Aug 31st, 2020 we prospectively analysed data obtained by evaluating the questionnaires of 106 women with a choice of pharmacological (faUUT) and 105 women with a choice of surgical (iUUT) termination of pregnancy. The questionnaires were focused on their quality of life and other characteristics.
Results: Women undergoing faUUT have statistically significantly higher quality of life (p = 0,001), they are physically (p = 0,003) and mentally (p = 0,027) healthier, they have higher socioeconomic status and they are more satisfied with their environment (p = 0,022).
Conclusion: Women with a differently chosen way of termination a pregnancy statistically significantly differ in the quality of life as a whole. This difference is statistically significant in the sub-areas of the quality of life: feeling of physical health and mental well-being, satisfaction with the environment and subjective perception of the quality of life. The result doesn´t confirm statistically significant difference between both groups in the level of depression and their cohabitation.
KEY WORDS
quality of life, depression, termination of pregnancy on request, pharmacological termination of pregnancy, surgical termination of pregnancy
