Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Έρευνα στην Γυναικεία ΑναπαραγωγήLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Supervisors info:
Γουλής Δημήτριος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρικής Σχολή, Α.Π.Θ
Μαστοράκος Γεώργιος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρικής Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Μηντζιώρη Γεσθημανή, Μεταδιδάκτορας, Ιατρικής Σχολή, Α.Π.Θ
Original Title:
Εργαλεία αξιολόγησης ποιότητας ζωής εγκύων γυναικών
Translated title:
Tools for the quality of life (QoL) assessment during pregnancy
Summary:
Pregnancy is a period of physiological and hormonal alterations that can decrease the quality of life (QoL). Women's subjective perception of QoL is clinically relevant for assessing the effectiveness of interventions and identifying susceptibility to depres-sion. This review discusses the assessment tools of QoL in pregnancy. Several gener-ic instruments, pregnancy-specific and disease-specific questionnaires concerning common diseases during pregnancy have been proposed. Salivary and hair cortisol, inflammatory, genetic, and epigenetic biomarkers, and gut microbiome have also been investigated as potential indicators of maternal anxiety. Their use can quantify the association between pregnancy-specific anxiety and QoL.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Quality of Life, Ηealth-related quality of life, Αssessment tools, Questionnaires, Biomarkers, Pregnancy.
Number of references:
191
