Examination of the relationship between psychosocial health and depressive symptom level in pregnancy

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between psychosocial health and depressive symptom levels of pregnant women. This descriptive study was conducted in Gaziantep Province Public Health Directorate, Şehitkamil District No. 28 and Göllüce Family Health Center between 10 March 2021 and 26 July 2021. In order to determine the sample size, the G*Power program was used and it was calculated that a sample size of at least 122 people was sufficient at 0.95 power compared to the population of 300 people. 150 pregnant women who accepted to participate in the study constituted the sample of the study. Personal data information form with 30 questions, "Psychosocial Health Assessment in Pregnancy Scale" (GPSDS) and "Beck Depression Scale" (BD) were used to collect data. The data were collected by face-to-face interview technique. In the analysis of data; number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, student t-test, Oneway Anova, Mann Whitney u, Kruskal Wallis, Tukey and Tamhane's T2, Pearson and Spearman correlation, multiple linear regression test were used. It was found that the mean GPSDS score of the pregnant women was 2.06 ±0.6 and their psychosocial health status was low. It was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the employment status, income level of pregnancy planning and desire status, antidepressant use, relationship with the spouse, relationship with himself and his spouse's family, duration of marriage, duration of marriage, education level of the pregnant and spouse, occupational status of the spouse, and GPSDS mean score. (p<0.05). It was determined that the mean of BD 7.72 ±6.28. It was determined that the difference between the family type of the pregnants, the state of wanting pregnancy and getting information about the birth and the mean BD score was statistically significant (p<0.05). As a result, a moderately negative, statistically significant relationship was found between psychosocial health status and depression during pregnancy. During the follow-up, nurses and midwives should evaluate pregnant women holistically, not only physically but also in terms of psychosocial health.