THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL CHANGES IN PREGNANCY ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE
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- 26 December 2018
- journal article
- Published by Cagdas Tip Dergisi: Journal of Contemporary Medicine in Journal of Contemporary Medicine
Abstract
THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL CHANGES IN PREGNANCY ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE Objective: Study was conducted to determine the effect of physical changes in pregnancy on their body image. Methods: This study was conducted with the pregnant women who applied to polyclinic of a government hospital at a city which in the middle of Turkey, as descriptive. Study was conducted with 300 pregnant women. Data were collected by using an Informative Form and Body Perception Questionnaire. Data were evaluated by using percentage, mean, One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Independent Samples Test and One-way Anova importance tests with Pearson correlation. Results: It is determined that pregnancy mask, stria on abdomen and edema could affect the body image and it was significant as statistically (p<0.05). Low income affected body image (p<0.05), increased number of pregnancy and gestational age affected body image negatively. Again, the body image of pregnant women who lived any health problem was affected negatively (p<0.05) and with increased age body image score increased [r ( 300)=0.166; p p<0,01]. Conclusion: As a result, physical changes at pregnancy and health problems affect the body image negatively. Key Words: Pregnancy, Body Image, Physıcal Change GEBELİKTE MEYDANA GELEN FİZİKSEL DEĞİŞİKLİKLERİN KADINLARIN BEDEN İMAJINA ETKİSİ Giriş: Çalışma kadınların gebeliklerinde meydana gelen fiziksel değişikliklerin beden imajına etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Metod: Çalışma Türkiye’nin iç bölgesinde bulunan bir ildeki devlet hastanesinin gebe polikliniğine başvuran gebelerle yürütülmüş olup tanımlayıcı tiptedir. Çalışma 300 kadınla yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın verileri bilgi formu ve ‘vücut algısı’ ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde sayı, yüzde, ortalama, One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Independent Samples Test One-way anova ve Pearson correlation tesleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Gebelik maskesi, karında stria, ödem, beden imajını etkilediği ve istatistiksel olarak önemli olduğu belirlenmiştir(p<0.05). Düşük gelir durumu(p<0.05), gebelik sayısının ve gestasyon yaşı beden imajını negatif olarak etkilemiştir. Ayrıca gebeliğinde herhangi bir sağlık problemi yaşayan kadınlarda beden imajının negatif olarak etkilendiği(p<0.05) ve yaş arttıkça beden imajının olumsuz olarak arttığı belirlenmiştir[r ( 300)=0.166; p p<0,01]. Sonuç : Sonuç olarak gebelikte meydana gelen fiziksel değişiklikler ve sağlık sorunları beden imajını olumsuz olarak etkiler. Anahtar Kelimeler: Gebelik, Beden imajı, Fiziksel değişikliklerKeywords
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