Application of the triage assessment system for psychological assessment for pregnant women with a deadly fetal abnormality.
To explore suitable scales to assess psychological status of pregnant women whose fetuses have grave deformities, a face-to-face interview guided by the Triage Assessment System (TAS) was conducted. Also, a questionnaire of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was obtained in 44 pregnant women diagnosed with a fetal deformity. Percentages and non-parametric Spearman correlations were used to analyse the scores of the two scales. The total score of TAS ranged from 3 to 26, with a mean of 9.93; and the total score of IES-R ranged from 5 to 63, with a mean of 40.36. The total score and the two subscales of each scale were significantly correlated (P < 0.05). The TAS subscale of emotion and IES-R subscale of intrusion were not significantly correlated, with r = 0.24 (P = 0.11). Combined use of TAS and IES-R can make up for each other's deficiencies and guide the clinician to make individual interventions during screening and treatment.
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.
Xiao-yan
XY
Yu
Yin
Y
Hu
Ya-cen
YC
Li
Su-wen
SW
Feng
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014218:Triage
fetal abnormality; pregnant women; psychological assessment; triage assessment system