ArticleApplied research in quality of life2013
A Systematic Review of Quality of Life Measures in Pregnant and Postpartum Mothers.
Article in Applied research in quality of life, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 136 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of implementing patient-reported measures in routine maternity care: a systematic review.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2022Pooled it
- Composite adverse outcomes in obstetric studies: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Pooled it
- The Impact of Social Support and Pregnancy on Subjective Well-Being: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- A systemic review of maternal wellbeing and its relationship with maternal fetal attachment and early postpartum bonding.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Factors influencing the quality of life of pregnant women: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Pooled it
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- Effects of remote group-based exercise on physical activity and well-being in postpartum women: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
- Effects of a behavioral intervention on physical activity, diet, and health-related quality of life in postpartum women with elevated weight: results of the HIPP randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- Maternal mood, anxiety and mental health functioning after combined myo-inositol, probiotics, micronutrient supplementation from preconception: Findings from the NiPPeR RCT.Psychiatry research · 2024Trial
- Maternal quality of life in routine labor epidural analgesia versus labor analgesia on request: results of a randomized trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Variation in outcome reporting in studies on the prevention and management of pregnancy-associated venous thromboembolism: a scoping review.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the quality of life in pregnancy scale (PREG-QOL): a translation and validation study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Postpartum Health in Mothers of Preterm Infants in the NICU: Needs, Service Utilization, and Care Gaps-A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Parental stress, coping strategies, and maternal quality of life in urban Tanzania: A mixed-methods study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Individualized pelvic floor rehabilitation training on psychological and functional recovery in postpartum women with generalized anxiety disorder.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Health related quality of life and associated factors after cesarean delivery among postpartum mothers in Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Assessing the Quality of Life of Pregnant Women in Romania: Socioeconomic, Health, and Obstetric Factors and the Validation of the WHOQOL-BREF Instrument.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Developing the quality of life in pregnancy scale (PREG-QOL).BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Patient and Provider Perspectives About the Use of Patient-Generated Health Data During Pregnancy: Qualitative Exploratory Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Quality of Life of Mothers and Fathers 4 to 6 Months After Birth: The Effect of a Very Preterm Delivery.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
Quality of life has emerged as an essential health component that broadens the traditionally narrow concerns focused on only morbidity and life expectancy. Although a growing number of tools to measure quality of life are in circulation, there is a lack of guidelines as well as rigorous assessment for their use with pregnant and postpartum populations. It is also unclear whether these instruments could validly be employed to measure patient-reported outcomes in comparative effectiveness research of maternal care interventions. This paper reviews articles cited in CINAHL, COCHRANE, EMBASE, PSYCINFO, and PUBMED that addressed quality of life in pregnant and postpartum populations. Instruments used to measure quality of life in selected articles were assessed for their adherence to international guidelines for health outcomes instrument development and validation. The authors identified 129 articles that addressed quality of life in pregnant and/or postpartum women. Out of these, only 64 quality (generic and specific) scales were judged relevant to be included in this study. Analysis of measurement scales used in the pregnant and/or postpartum populations revealed important validity, reliability and psychometric inadequacies that negate their use in comparative effectiveness analysis in pregnant and post-partum populations. Valid, reliable, and responsive instruments to measure patient-reported outcomes in pregnant and postpartum populations are lacking. To demonstrate the effectiveness of various treatment and prevention programs, future research to develop and validate a robust and responsive quality of life measurement scale in pregnant and postpartum populations is needed.
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