Correlation between Social Support, Pregnancy Distress, and Anxiety with Quality of Life of Primiparous Women in Rafsanjan City in 2024

Mitra Abbasifard; Sakineh Mirzaei Khalilabadi; Parvin Aghamohammad Hasani; Fatemeh Bagheri Parrani; Zahra Kamiab

doi:10.18502/tbj.v24i1.18925

Mitra Abbasifard Associated Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Sakineh Mirzaei Khalilabadi Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Nicknafs Educational and Tretment Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Parvin Aghamohammad Hasani Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Moradi Educational and Tretment Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Fatemeh Bagheri Parrani Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Zahra Kamiab Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/tbj.v24i1.18925

Keywords: Pregnancy, Pregnancy Distress, Health-Related Quality of life, Social Support, Anxiety

Abstract

Introduction: Social support during pregnancy can play a very important role in the physical and mental health of mothers. The present study was designed to investigate the correlation between social support, pregnancy distress, and anxiety with health-related quality of life in primiparous women.

Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 100 primiparous women referring to Ali Ibn Abitaleb and Nik Nafs Hospital in Rafsanjan in 2024 using a convenience sampling method. The data collection tools were a demographic information checklist, questionnaires of social support, pregnancy distress, anxiety, and health-related quality of life. After collection, the data were analyzed with SPSS version 24 software and using statistical tests at a significance level of less than 0/05.

Rusults: The mean age of pregnant women was 30/16±5/65 years. The results showed that distress during pregnancy was inversely and significantly correlated with age (P=0/024) and number of children (P<0/001), and social support was inversely and significantly correlated with number of children (P<0/001). In general, there was a positive and significant correlation between social support and health-related quality of life (P=0/022), and there was an inverse and significant correlation between social support and distress during pregnancy (P<0/001).

Conclusion: Based on the results, social support can act as a key factor in improving health-related quality of life and reducing pregnancy distress in primiparous women. Therefore, it is essential to create strong support networks for pregnant mothers, so that they can spend this sensitive period more calmly.