The relationship between support systems and anxiety in couples admitted to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding

Ates A. C., Topatan S.

INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING, cilt.46, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ienj.2019.06.004
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Social support, Anxiety levels, Threatened abortion, Emergency nurse, MISCARRIAGE, PREGNANCY, WOMEN, DEPRESSION, CARE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: First-trimester vaginal bleeding largely occurs due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic diseases. Pregnant women diagnosed with threatened abortion experience and their spouses severe anxiety and stress due to the probability of the pregnancy ending. Couples having difficulty coping with the see motions need support systems. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the anxiety levels experienced by couples who present at the emergency department with a complaint of vaginal bleeding and are diagnosed with threatened abortion, as well as their support systems.