Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service

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Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Tiago
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Dehanov, Sara, Oliveira, Catarina, Castro, Sara, Ribeiro, Raquel, Maia, Teresa
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i3.17113
Resumo: Introduction: Psychopathological symptoms are common during pregnancy and their detection and referral to specialized care is often suboptimal. The aim of this study was to perform a descriptive analysis of sociodemographic, mental health, and obstetric features of a population of pregnant women followed at Psychiatry consultation. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study of women followed both at Gynecology/Obstetrics and Psychiatry consultations of Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca between 2014 and 2016. A total of 76 women were included, for whom pre-defined features associated in the literature with risk of developing psychopathological symptoms during pregnancy were collected. Results and Discussion: Risk factors identified in the development of depressive symptoms included absence of an affective relationship during pregnancy (n=11; 14.5%), being first-generation immigrant (n=17; 22.4%), and substance use before (n=18; 23.7%) or during (n=10; 13.1%) pregnancy. Sample was divided into women with previous Psychiatry follow-up who became pregnant (n=44; 57.9%) and women referred to Psychiatry consultation during pregnancy (n=32; 42.1%). In the second group, 18.8% (n=6) of referrals were from primary health care, being relevant to understand whether this represents an under-referral. Prescription of 21 risk category D drugs was identified, alerting to the need of caution in pharmacological prescription and of considering non-pharmacological options (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy) for management of these cases. Conclusions: Risk factors identified in this study represent an opportunity to optimize clinical practice and improve these patients’ follow-up.
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spelling Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health serviceCaracterização da população de mulheres grávidas seguidas num serviço de saúde mentalOriginal ArticlesIntroduction: Psychopathological symptoms are common during pregnancy and their detection and referral to specialized care is often suboptimal. The aim of this study was to perform a descriptive analysis of sociodemographic, mental health, and obstetric features of a population of pregnant women followed at Psychiatry consultation. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study of women followed both at Gynecology/Obstetrics and Psychiatry consultations of Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca between 2014 and 2016. A total of 76 women were included, for whom pre-defined features associated in the literature with risk of developing psychopathological symptoms during pregnancy were collected. Results and Discussion: Risk factors identified in the development of depressive symptoms included absence of an affective relationship during pregnancy (n=11; 14.5%), being first-generation immigrant (n=17; 22.4%), and substance use before (n=18; 23.7%) or during (n=10; 13.1%) pregnancy. Sample was divided into women with previous Psychiatry follow-up who became pregnant (n=44; 57.9%) and women referred to Psychiatry consultation during pregnancy (n=32; 42.1%). In the second group, 18.8% (n=6) of referrals were from primary health care, being relevant to understand whether this represents an under-referral. Prescription of 21 risk category D drugs was identified, alerting to the need of caution in pharmacological prescription and of considering non-pharmacological options (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy) for management of these cases. Conclusions: Risk factors identified in this study represent an opportunity to optimize clinical practice and improve these patients’ follow-up.Introdução: Alterações psicopatológicas são comuns durante a gravidez e a sua deteção e referenciação a cuidados especializados é frequentemente deficitária. O objetivo deste estudo foi efetuar uma análise descritiva de dados sociodemográficos, de saúde mental e obstétricos de uma amostra de grávidas em seguimento em consulta de Psiquiatria. Material e Métodos: Este foi um estudo transversal e descritivo. A amostra foi selecionada por cruzamento dos processos de doentes com seguimento em consulta de Ginecologia/Obstetrícia e Psiquiatria no Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca entre 2014 e 2016. Foram obtidos 76 processos, tendo sido colhidas e analisadas variáveis previamente identificadas na literatura como estando associadas a risco de desenvolvimento de alterações psicopatológicas durante a gravidez. Resultados e Discussão: Foram identificados fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de sintomas depressivos, nomeadamente ausência de relacionamento afetivo durante a gestação (n=11; 14,5%), ser imigrante de 1ª geração (n=17; 22,4%) e consumos toxicofílicos antes (n=18; 23,7%) ou durante (n=10; 13,1%) a gravidez. A amostra foi dividida entre mulheres com acompanhamento pregresso em Psiquiatria que engravidaram (n=44; 57,9%) e mulheres referenciadas para consulta de Psiquiatria durante a gestação (n=32; 42,1%). Neste segundo grupo, 18,8% (n=6) das referenciações foram feitas a partir dos cuidados de saúde primários, sendo importante perceber se tal se trata de uma sub-referenciação. Foram prescritos 21 fármacos da categoria de risco D, o que alerta para a necessidade de precaução na prescrição farmacológica e de considerar alternativas não farmacológicas (e.g. terapia cognitivo-comportamental) na orientação destes casos. Conclusões: Este estudo permitiu identificar fatores de risco para psicopatologia, representando uma oportunidade de otimizar a prática clínica e o seguimento destas doentes.Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto2020-08-06T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i3.17113eng2183-9417Ferreira, TiagoDehanov, SaraOliveira, CatarinaCastro, SaraRibeiro, RaquelMaia, Teresainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-21T14:55:34Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/17113Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:56:28.944515Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service
Caracterização da população de mulheres grávidas seguidas num serviço de saúde mental
title Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service
spellingShingle Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service
Ferreira, Tiago
Original Articles
title_short Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service
title_full Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service
title_fullStr Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service
title_sort Characterization of the population of pregnant women attending a mental health service
author Ferreira, Tiago
author_facet Ferreira, Tiago
Dehanov, Sara
Oliveira, Catarina
Castro, Sara
Ribeiro, Raquel
Maia, Teresa
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Oliveira, Catarina
Castro, Sara
Ribeiro, Raquel
Maia, Teresa
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ferreira, Tiago
Dehanov, Sara
Oliveira, Catarina
Castro, Sara
Ribeiro, Raquel
Maia, Teresa
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description Introduction: Psychopathological symptoms are common during pregnancy and their detection and referral to specialized care is often suboptimal. The aim of this study was to perform a descriptive analysis of sociodemographic, mental health, and obstetric features of a population of pregnant women followed at Psychiatry consultation. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study of women followed both at Gynecology/Obstetrics and Psychiatry consultations of Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca between 2014 and 2016. A total of 76 women were included, for whom pre-defined features associated in the literature with risk of developing psychopathological symptoms during pregnancy were collected. Results and Discussion: Risk factors identified in the development of depressive symptoms included absence of an affective relationship during pregnancy (n=11; 14.5%), being first-generation immigrant (n=17; 22.4%), and substance use before (n=18; 23.7%) or during (n=10; 13.1%) pregnancy. Sample was divided into women with previous Psychiatry follow-up who became pregnant (n=44; 57.9%) and women referred to Psychiatry consultation during pregnancy (n=32; 42.1%). In the second group, 18.8% (n=6) of referrals were from primary health care, being relevant to understand whether this represents an under-referral. Prescription of 21 risk category D drugs was identified, alerting to the need of caution in pharmacological prescription and of considering non-pharmacological options (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy) for management of these cases. Conclusions: Risk factors identified in this study represent an opportunity to optimize clinical practice and improve these patients’ follow-up.
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