title: The impact of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy on quality of life.
abstract: Aim. To examine the effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on quality of life in pregnant women. Material and method. Twenty-five pregnant women diagnosed as OCD in two university outpatient clinics were included for the study. Twenty-five pregnant women with no mental disorders and the same sociodemographic properties were taken as the control group. The diagnosis of OCD was confirmed with the DSM-IV Axis-I Disorders Structured Clinic Interview Diagnosis/Clinic Version (SCID-I/CV). In order to measure the severity of OCD Yale-Brown Obsession and Compulsion Scale was performed. Quality of life was evaluated by WHO (World Health Organisation) Life Quality Scale - Short Form (WHOQOL-Brief). Results. The whole subgroup of points of WHOQOL-Brief was significantly lower in OCD patients compared to control group (in all subgroups P<0.01). There was a negative correlation between the Y-BOCS obsession and compulsion subpoints and total points with the physical health (P <0.05), psychological health (P <0.001) and social relationship (P <0.01) of WHOQOL-Brief. No significant association was found with enviromental areas. Besides, there was a negative correlation between the duration of OCD and WHOQOL-Brief psychological health subarea (P <0.05). Conclusion. OCD negatively effects the quality of life in pregnant women and is correlated with the severity of the disorder.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Division, Selçuk University Medical Faculty of Meram, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kazim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gezginç
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uguz
authors.forename: Savaş
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karatayli
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zeytinci
authors.forename: Rüstem
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aşkin
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murat Emül
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozbulut
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Geçici
keywords: Pregnancy; obsessive compulsive disorder