Objectives: To evaluate anxiety and psychological impact of abnormally invasive placenta (AIP) diagnosis during pregnancy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was performed to assess the psychological response of pregnant women with an antenatally AIP diagnosis. The psychological impact was measured through a visual analogue scale (VAS) for anxiety, which ranged from 0 (not at all anxious) to 100 (extremely anxious) and was referred to three questions: (1) How anxious were you the first time they counselled you about AIP?; (2) How anxious were you the day of the planned cesarean delivery in terms of morbidity/mortality?; (3) How anxious were you in terms of future sexual activities? Results: 48 singleton pregnancies that underwent planned cesarean hysterectomy for AIP, met the inclusion criteria and were surveyed for the study. Mean VAS was 41.6 ± 25.6, with 47.9% of women with VAS >50 for question 1 (p=0.015). Mean VAS was 52.9 ± 19.1, with 75.0% of women with VAS >50 for question 2 (p=0.02). Mean VAS was 49.6 ± 20.4, with 83.3% of women with VAS >50 for question 3 (p=0.006). Conclusions: More than half of pregnant women with an antenatally AIP diagnosis reported a high VAS score regarding anxiety, in particular when morbidity/mortality and long-term consequences on sexual activities were analyzed. Our findings could be used to formulate timely psychological interventions to improve mental health and psychological resilience in women with AIP.

Psychological impact of abnormally invasive placenta: an underestimated and hidden morbidity / Crocetto, Felice; Barone, Biagio; Bonito, Elvira; Maggi, Martina; Caputo, Vincenzo F; di Girolamo, Antonio; Trama, Francesco; di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio; Zizolfi, Brunella. - In: JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0792-6855. - Online ahead of print.:(2022). [10.1515/jbcpp-2021-0384]

Psychological impact of abnormally invasive placenta: an underestimated and hidden morbidity

Crocetto, Felice
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Barone, Biagio;Bonito, Elvira;Caputo, Vincenzo F;di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio;Zizolfi, Brunella
2022

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Objectives: To evaluate anxiety and psychological impact of abnormally invasive placenta (AIP) diagnosis during pregnancy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was performed to assess the psychological response of pregnant women with an antenatally AIP diagnosis. The psychological impact was measured through a visual analogue scale (VAS) for anxiety, which ranged from 0 (not at all anxious) to 100 (extremely anxious) and was referred to three questions: (1) How anxious were you the first time they counselled you about AIP?; (2) How anxious were you the day of the planned cesarean delivery in terms of morbidity/mortality?; (3) How anxious were you in terms of future sexual activities? Results: 48 singleton pregnancies that underwent planned cesarean hysterectomy for AIP, met the inclusion criteria and were surveyed for the study. Mean VAS was 41.6 ± 25.6, with 47.9% of women with VAS >50 for question 1 (p=0.015). Mean VAS was 52.9 ± 19.1, with 75.0% of women with VAS >50 for question 2 (p=0.02). Mean VAS was 49.6 ± 20.4, with 83.3% of women with VAS >50 for question 3 (p=0.006). Conclusions: More than half of pregnant women with an antenatally AIP diagnosis reported a high VAS score regarding anxiety, in particular when morbidity/mortality and long-term consequences on sexual activities were analyzed. Our findings could be used to formulate timely psychological interventions to improve mental health and psychological resilience in women with AIP.
2022
Psychological impact of abnormally invasive placenta: an underestimated and hidden morbidity / Crocetto, Felice; Barone, Biagio; Bonito, Elvira; Maggi, Martina; Caputo, Vincenzo F; di Girolamo, Antonio; Trama, Francesco; di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio; Zizolfi, Brunella. - In: JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0792-6855. - Online ahead of print.:(2022). [10.1515/jbcpp-2021-0384]
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