An assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern Brazil: a comparson of two questionnaires
OBJECTIVES: To assess maternal quality of life (QoL) during the postpartum period and to compare the performance of two QoL questionnaires across a sample of 101 women in southern Brazil. To our knowledge, this is the first study that measures maternal quality of life during the postpartum period in...
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| author | Carlos Zubaran Katia Foresti Marina Verdi Schumacher Mariana Rossi Thorell Lucia Cristina Muller Aline Luz Amoretti |
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| description | OBJECTIVES: To assess maternal quality of life (QoL) during the postpartum period and to compare the performance of two QoL questionnaires across a sample of 101 women in southern Brazil. To our knowledge, this is the first study that measures maternal quality of life during the postpartum period in Brazil. INTRODUCTION: There is limited information about postpartum maternal quality of life in Brazil. The are no Portuguese versions of instruments specifically designed to measure quality of life during the postpartum period. METHODS: Research participants completed the Portuguese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) and Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI) questionnaires. The correlations between the MQLI and the discrete areas of WHOQOL-BREF were examined using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients. RESULTS: We report a significant correlation between the global MQLI and the four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF scores (p < 0.01). An analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in mean scores in the Psychological and Environment domains according to different socio-economic strata: F (3, 97) = 3.81, p = 0.012 and F (3, 97) = 4.03, p = 0.01, respectively. DISCUSSION: The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire may be more sensitive than the MQLI in detecting the impact of socioeconomic status on the QoL of postpartum women. CONCLUSION: The sample of postpartum women evaluated in this study presented favorable QoL scores according to both the MQLI and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires. Our results also indicate that the WHOQOL-BREF and the MQLI questionnaires have a significant correlation in terms of their assessments of postpartum mothers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a81dd13bb934797aab2173145d2adf42022-12-22T01:22:32ZengElsevier EspañaClinics1807-59321980-53222009-01-0164875175610.1590/S1807-59322009000800007An assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern Brazil: a comparson of two questionnairesCarlos ZubaranKatia ForestiMarina Verdi SchumacherMariana Rossi ThorellLucia Cristina MullerAline Luz AmorettiOBJECTIVES: To assess maternal quality of life (QoL) during the postpartum period and to compare the performance of two QoL questionnaires across a sample of 101 women in southern Brazil. To our knowledge, this is the first study that measures maternal quality of life during the postpartum period in Brazil. INTRODUCTION: There is limited information about postpartum maternal quality of life in Brazil. The are no Portuguese versions of instruments specifically designed to measure quality of life during the postpartum period. METHODS: Research participants completed the Portuguese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) and Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI) questionnaires. The correlations between the MQLI and the discrete areas of WHOQOL-BREF were examined using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients. RESULTS: We report a significant correlation between the global MQLI and the four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF scores (p < 0.01). An analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in mean scores in the Psychological and Environment domains according to different socio-economic strata: F (3, 97) = 3.81, p = 0.012 and F (3, 97) = 4.03, p = 0.01, respectively. DISCUSSION: The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire may be more sensitive than the MQLI in detecting the impact of socioeconomic status on the QoL of postpartum women. CONCLUSION: The sample of postpartum women evaluated in this study presented favorable QoL scores according to both the MQLI and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires. Our results also indicate that the WHOQOL-BREF and the MQLI questionnaires have a significant correlation in terms of their assessments of postpartum mothers.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000800007Quality of LifeQuestionnairesPostpartum PeriodPostnatal CareBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Zubaran Katia Foresti Marina Verdi Schumacher Mariana Rossi Thorell Lucia Cristina Muller Aline Luz Amoretti An assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern Brazil: a comparson of two questionnaires Clinics Quality of Life Questionnaires Postpartum Period Postnatal Care Brazil |
| title | An assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern Brazil: a comparson of two questionnaires |
| title_full | An assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern Brazil: a comparson of two questionnaires |
| title_fullStr | An assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern Brazil: a comparson of two questionnaires |
| title_full_unstemmed | An assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern Brazil: a comparson of two questionnaires |
| title_short | An assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern Brazil: a comparson of two questionnaires |
| title_sort | assessment of maternal quality of life in the postpartum period in southern brazil a comparson of two questionnaires |
| topic | Quality of Life Questionnaires Postpartum Period Postnatal Care Brazil |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000800007 |
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