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Article: The impact of psychological abuse by an intimate partner on the mental health of pregnant women

TitleThe impact of psychological abuse by an intimate partner on the mental health of pregnant women
Authors
KeywordsIntimate partner violence
Pregnancy
Psychological abuse
Issue Date2008
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/BJOG
Citation
Bjog: An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, 2008, v. 115 n. 3, p. 377-384 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: The objective of this first population-based study in Hong Kong was to assess the impact of psychological abuse by an intimate partner on the mental health of pregnant women. Design: Survey. Setting: Antenatal clinics in seven public hospitals in Hong Kong. Population: Three thousand two hundred and forty-five pregnant women. Methods: The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) and demographic questionnaires were administered face-to-face at 32-36 weeks of gestation. At 1 week postpartum, the AAS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and SF-12 Health Survey were administered by telephone. Main outcome measures: Intimate partner violence, postnatal depression and health-related quality of life. Results: Two hundred and ninety six (9.1%) of the participants reported abuse by an intimate partner in the past year. Of those abused, 216 (73%) reported psychological abuse only and 80 (27%) reported physical and/or sexual abuse. Forty six (57.5%) in the physical and/or sexual abuse group also reported psychological abuse. Women in the psychological abuse only group had a higher risk of postnatal depression compared with nonabused women (adjusted OR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.12-3.02). They were also at a higher risk of thinking about harming themselves (adjusted OR: 3.50, 95% CI: 1.49-8.20) and had significantly poorer mental health-related quality of life (P < 0.001). The higher risks of postnatal depression and thinking of harming themselves were not observed in the physical and/or sexual abuse group although significantly poorer mental health-related quality of life (P < 0.001) was observed. Conclusions: Psychological abuse by an intimate partner against pregnant women has a negative impact on their mental health postdelivery. Furthermore, psychological abuse in the absence of physical and/or sexual abuse can have a detrimental effect on the mental health of abused women. The findings underscore the importance of screening pregnant women for abuse by an intimate partner and the need for developing, implementing and evaluating interventions to address psychological abuse. © 2008 The Authors.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87489
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.858
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dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFong, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, WCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBrownridge, DAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Ben_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChau, Fen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, KBen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, PCen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:30:19Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:30:19Z-
dc.date.issued2008en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBjog: An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, 2008, v. 115 n. 3, p. 377-384en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1470-0328en_HK
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dc.description.abstractObjective: The objective of this first population-based study in Hong Kong was to assess the impact of psychological abuse by an intimate partner on the mental health of pregnant women. Design: Survey. Setting: Antenatal clinics in seven public hospitals in Hong Kong. Population: Three thousand two hundred and forty-five pregnant women. Methods: The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) and demographic questionnaires were administered face-to-face at 32-36 weeks of gestation. At 1 week postpartum, the AAS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and SF-12 Health Survey were administered by telephone. Main outcome measures: Intimate partner violence, postnatal depression and health-related quality of life. Results: Two hundred and ninety six (9.1%) of the participants reported abuse by an intimate partner in the past year. Of those abused, 216 (73%) reported psychological abuse only and 80 (27%) reported physical and/or sexual abuse. Forty six (57.5%) in the physical and/or sexual abuse group also reported psychological abuse. Women in the psychological abuse only group had a higher risk of postnatal depression compared with nonabused women (adjusted OR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.12-3.02). They were also at a higher risk of thinking about harming themselves (adjusted OR: 3.50, 95% CI: 1.49-8.20) and had significantly poorer mental health-related quality of life (P < 0.001). The higher risks of postnatal depression and thinking of harming themselves were not observed in the physical and/or sexual abuse group although significantly poorer mental health-related quality of life (P < 0.001) was observed. Conclusions: Psychological abuse by an intimate partner against pregnant women has a negative impact on their mental health postdelivery. Furthermore, psychological abuse in the absence of physical and/or sexual abuse can have a detrimental effect on the mental health of abused women. The findings underscore the importance of screening pregnant women for abuse by an intimate partner and the need for developing, implementing and evaluating interventions to address psychological abuse. © 2008 The Authors.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/BJOGen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyen_HK
dc.rightsBritish Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Copyright © Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_HK
dc.subjectIntimate partner violenceen_HK
dc.subjectPregnancyen_HK
dc.subjectPsychological abuseen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshDepression, Postpartum - epidemiology - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMental Healthen_HK
dc.subject.meshPregnancy - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshPregnancy Complications - epidemiology - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshPregnancy Outcomeen_HK
dc.subject.meshQuality of Lifeen_HK
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSpouse Abuseen_HK
dc.titleThe impact of psychological abuse by an intimate partner on the mental health of pregnant womenen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailTiwari, A: tiwari@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, KL: eklchan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailFong, D: dytfong@hku.hken_HK
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