[Relation between occupation and health related quality of life of pregnant women].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between occupation and health-related quality of life.


METHODS
The study included 504 pregnant women. Two questionnaires, SF-36v2 and EQ-5D, were used to estimate health-related quality of life. The information on socio-economic status were gathered by performing the third survey.


RESULTS
The study evidenced that the health-related quality of life of working women was significantly better than that of those who were on sick leave or unemployed. In the study group, white collar workers had significantly more childbirths in the past than blue collar workers (p = 0.0055). The mean age ofprimiparas employed as white collar workers was 28 while the mean age of blue-collar primiparas was 26, and the difference was significant (p = 0.0000).


CONCLUSIONS
The occupation is important not only because it decides about the economic status, but it also influences the health-related quality of life of pregnant women.
Uniwersytet Medyczny, Lódź, Zaldad Epidemiologii i Biostatystyki, Katedra Medycyny Spolecznej i Zapobiegawczej. a.nowakowska.glab@gmail.com
Agata
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Nowakowska-Głab
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009790:Occupations; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011044:Poland; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult