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Prevalence and Relevance of Pruritus in Pregnancy
Joint Authors
Hirnle, Lidia
Reich, Adam
Szczęch, Justyna
Wiatrowski, Artur
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pregnant women are at greater risk to suffer from chronic pruritus, but data on this symptom in this group is very limited.
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and the importance of pruritus in pregnant women.
A total of 292 consecutive pregnant women at the 33.0±6.1 weeks of gestation (WoG) were recruited into this prospective, cross-sectional study.
All patients underwent thorough anamnesis and detailed physical examination with the special emphasis on pruritus.
Pruritus was assessed according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Quality of life was measured with the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI).
The point prevalence of pruritus was 20.2% (n=59), while pruritus prevalence during the entire pregnancy was 38.0% (n=111).
Pruritus started on average at the 27.2±7.6 WoG; it was significantly more common among women in third trimester.
The mean VAS was 4.8 (±2.4) points.
The DLQI scoring significantly correlated with VAS (r=0.52, p<0.001).
Based on the results of our study about one-third of women suffer from pruritus during pregnancy.
Many of them find it a very distressing and disturbing symptom.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Szczęch, Justyna& Wiatrowski, Artur& Hirnle, Lidia& Reich, Adam. 2017. Prevalence and Relevance of Pruritus in Pregnancy. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136892
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Szczęch, Justyna…[et al.]. Prevalence and Relevance of Pruritus in Pregnancy. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136892
American Medical Association (AMA)
Szczęch, Justyna& Wiatrowski, Artur& Hirnle, Lidia& Reich, Adam. Prevalence and Relevance of Pruritus in Pregnancy. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136892
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136892