Sökning: "W-DEQ"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade ordet W-DEQ.

  1. 1. Women’s fear of childbirth and depressive symptoms before and after birth : Studies on the magnitude, challenges, and coping strategies in Pwani region, Tanzania

    Författare :Agnes Fredrick Massae; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Maria Berg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fear of childbirth; depressive symptoms; W-DEQ; validity; reliability; predictors; prevalence;

    Sammanfattning : Most women experience fear of childbirth (FoB) and depressive symptoms (DS), which have been associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. Such adverse effects are rarely screened in clinical practice, and knowledge of magnitude, associated factors, challenges, and coping strategies is lacking in Tanzania. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Diagnostic Aspects of Fear of Childbirth

    Författare :Margareta Zar; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fear of childbirth; W-DEQ; psychometrics; diagnostic test; anxiety; anxiety disorders; state fear; trait fear; delivery; mode of delivery; obsteric complications; riskfactor;

    Sammanfattning : The first study presents the theoretical background of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) and an examination of this new instrument's construct validity and reliability. The W-DEQ has good reliability and measures the construct "fear of childbirth", when compared with other questionnaires. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Fear is in the air : Midwives´ perspectives of fear of childbirth and childbirth self-efficacy and fear of childbirth in nulliparous pregnant women

    Författare :Birgitta Salomonsson; Klaas Wijma; Siw Alehagen; Ingela Rådestad; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Anxiety; Childbirth; Content analysis; Fear; Focus-group interview; Midwives; Self-efficacy; Phenomenography; W-DEQ; CBSEI;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: In Western countries, about one pregnant woman in five experiences a considerable fear of childbirth (FOC). Consequently FOC is an important topic for midwives, being pregnant women’s main care givers. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Short and long term effects of caesarean section and vaginal delivery

    Författare :Christina Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :caesarean section;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to study short and long term effects after caesarean section (CS) and vaginal delivery. We also studied the difficulty in estimating blood loss at delivery and birth experience estimated nine months after delivery. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Caesarean section on maternal request : personality, fear of childbirth and signs of depression among first-time mothers

    Författare :Ingela Wiklund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Caesarean section on maternal request; personality; childbirth anxiety; depression;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study healthy first-time mothers requesting and undergoing an elective caesarean section (CS) and to compare these to healthy first-time mothers planning a vaginal delivery. The focus was socio-demographic factors, personality, depression, expectations and experience of birth. LÄS MER