ELİF YİLMAZ, CAGANAY SOYSAL, BİLAL ICER, ZEHRA VURAL YİLMAZ, SECİL OZKAN, TUNCAY KUCUKOZKAN
Eurasian Journal of Medical Investigation - 2019;3(3):182-188
Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the impact of iron deficiency anemia on HRQoL in the last trimester of pregnancy. Methods: 250 pregnant women in third trimester, visiting the Obstetrics Department of a tertiary medical center in Ankara city for their routine antenatal follow-up were included in the study. After obtaining sociodemographic and obstetric information in a face-to-face interview, the self-reported SF-36 Scale (SF-36) was administered with supervision. The study group was divided into two groups according to presence of anemia; non-anemic group (Hb?11 g/dL, ferritine ?12 mg/L; n=187) and anemic group (Hb<11 g/dL, ferritin <12 mg/L; n=63) and SF-36 scores were compared. Results: IDA frequency was found as 25.2% (n=63). The physical component summary (PCS), the mental component summary (MCS) and all of the QoL subscores were found to be signifcantly lower in the anemic group (p=0.000). A significant relationship was found between Hb-ferritin levels and PCS-MCS scores; the scores of PCS and MCS increased progressively with increasing Hb-ferritin leves and decreased progressively with decreasing levels (p<0.05). Conclusion: Healthcare professionals need to be aware of the importance of anemia on QoL during pregnancy period and consider that QoL in anemic pregnant patients is an important part of treatment.
