Intimate partner violence and anxiety disorders in pregnancy: the importance of vocational training of the nursing staff in facing them

Authors

  • Mariana de Oliveira Fonseca-Machado Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Juliana Cristina dos Santos Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Vanderlei José Haas Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena Abrão Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Enfermagem
  • Flávia Gomes-Sponholz Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0495.2624

Abstract

Objective: to identify the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder, trait and state anxiety, and intimate partner violence during pregnancy.Method: observational, cross-sectional study developed with 358 pregnant women. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version was used, as well as the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and an adapted version of the instrument used in the World Health Organization Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence.Results: after adjusting to the multiple logistic regression model, intimate partner violence, occurred during pregnancy, was associated with the indication of posttraumatic stress disorder. The adjusted multiple linear regression models showed that the victims of violence, in the current pregnancy, had higher symptom scores of trait and state anxiety than non-victims.Conclusion: recognizing the intimate partner violence as a clinically relevant and identifiable risk factor for the occurrence of anxiety disorders during pregnancy can be a first step in the prevention thereof.

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Published

2015-10-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 5 (2015)

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Original Articles

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How to Cite

Intimate partner violence and anxiety disorders in pregnancy: the importance of vocational training of the nursing staff in facing them . (2015). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 23(5), 855-864. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0495.2624