Prevalência de transtorno do estresse pós-traumático no período pós-parto entre mulheres atendidas em maternidade de referência para agravos perinatais no município do Rio de Janeiro

• Autor(a) principal: Leite, Tatiana Henriques
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/4220
• topic: Post traumatic stress disorder; Postpartum period; High fetal risk; Prevalência; Transtorno do Estresse Pós-traumático (TEPT); Período pós-parto; Alto risco fetal; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA::EPIDEMIOLOGIA

The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that occurs in response to a traumatic event which endangers the life of the individual or of other people. There are few studies on this topic, especially in pregnant women with high maternal and fetal risk. Thinking of filling this gap, this study aims at estimating the magnitude of PTSD postpartum period in a maternity with high fetal risk and identifying vulnerable subgroups. This is a cross-sectional study conducted at Instituto Fernandes Figueira (IFF), with 456 women who delivered at the IFF and were underwent postpartum review between February and July 2011. Suspected cases of PTSD were identified through two instruments: Trauma History Questionnaire used for capturing potentially lifelong traumatic situations and Post - Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilians in screening for PTSD symptoms. The aggregate prevalence of PTSD postpartum period was 9,4%. Groups were considered vulnerable: Women with three or more previous deliveries (18,9%), with the newborn with less or equal to 7 APGAR (13,6%) , with a history of previous (29,0%) or concurrent psychopathology pregnancy (36,7%), with postpartum depression (31,5%), woman who have suferred physical (19,8%) and psychological (11,6%) violence perpetrated by intimate partner during pregnancy, women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (25.7%) and with a history of 5 or more previous traumatic situations (25,9%). The high prevalence of PTSD found among the interviewed women can be partly attributed to the particularities of the patients attended at this institution. The high prevalence of suspected postpartum depression among women with suspected PTSD cases is an additional point of concern, as it complicates the clinical management of cases and keeps the women and the children away from health services. The results indicate that the occurrence of PTSD in the postpartum period is not a rare event and deserves attention, as well as other mental health problems in the postpartum period. Quick diagnosis and treatment are key to better quality of life of the mother making it able to care of the newborn.