Major obstetric hemorrhage: a follow-up survey on quality of life of women and their partners
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Frequently Asked Questions (9)
Q2. What is the effect of embolization on the health of a woman?
In general, one could say that a woman treated with embolization for MOH perceives the event as shorter, with more personal control and with less consequence compared to a woman treated with hysterectomy.
Q3. What is the likely explanation for the positive effect of MOH on women?
Women in that study showed good QOL which most likely could be explained by “benefit finding”: people who have experienced a traumatic event have the capacity to find benefits from the situation [16,17].
Q4. How many women were satisfied with the care they received?
On the basis of the responses, both patients and partners recognized the severity of the event; 58% of the women thought they were going to die compared to 72% of their partners.
Q5. What did the majority of women and partners say about the care they received?
not all women appeared satisfied with the provided care as one woman explained: “Some health-care workers are born to this work, they are compassionate, sweet and understanding.
Q6. How did the women and partners respond to the hospital care?
In general, women and partners highly appreciated personal attention, compassionate care, and time for questions and explanations.
Q7. How long did the questionnaires take to complete?
Questionnaires were filled in between June 2012 and August 2013, the range of the interval between the event and the completion of the questionnaires was 6–9 years.
Q8. What is the effect of the emotional response on QOL?
In addition, the greater the emotional response, the more problems people experience with functioning (due to physical problems) and with social functioning.
Q9. What is the way to determine the QOL of a woman after a MOH?
Future research may benefit from a reference group of healthy couples who, for instance, experienced an uncomplicated birth on the same day, in the same hospital as included women who suffered MOH.