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Leg Cramps, Its Associated Factors And Quality Of Life Among Pregnant Mothers: A Cross-sectional Study In A Malaysian Suburban Health Clinic

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dc.contributor.authorSharifah Najwa Syed Mohamaden_US
dc.contributor.authorSaharuddin Ahmaden_US
dc.contributor.authorHizlinda Tohiden_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T14:34:58Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T14:34:58Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.submitted2022-1-3
dc.description.abstractLeg cramps (LCs) are common in pregnancy and may affect pregnant mothers’ quality of life (QoL). However, studies to show this impact are still lacking. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the association of LCs with QoL among pregnant mothers. The magnitude and characteristics of LCs were assessed too. A cross-sectional study was conducted at a government health clinic in Hulu Langat, Selangor involving 99 mothers in their second or third trimesters, recruited through convenience sampling between March and April 2018. This study used a developed bilingual (Bahasa Malaysia and English) self-administered questionnaire on leg cramps proϐile, as well as the bilingual self-administered SF-12v2, to assess their QoL. About 71.7% experienced LCs during this pregnancy. About half experienced LCs once to twice a week and 63.4% had moderately painful LCs. Only 26.7% had severely painful LCs and 12.7% had the next-day soreness in all or most of the time. Gestational age (P=0.001) and booking Body Mass Index (BMI) (p=0.022) were signiϐicantly associated with LCs, but not their QoL (p=0.712 for PCS and p=0.118 for MCS). Generally, LCs were common among these pregnant mothers. However, LCs appear to be brief, infrequent, and mild which did not signiϐicantly affect their QoL. Nevertheless, LCs should not be disregarded, as a subgroup of them experienced severe LCs with the next day soreness who may need further assessment and treatment.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSaharuddin Ahmad et al., Int. J. Res. Pharm. Sci., 2020, 11 (SPL4), 1600-1608en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.26452/ijrps.v11iSPL4.4344
dc.identifier.epage1608
dc.identifier.issn0975-7538
dc.identifier.issueSPL4
dc.identifier.other1716-4
dc.identifier.spage1600
dc.identifier.urihttps://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8418/845f4043d850191f3c703a74f1473f36b002.pdf?_ga=2.168791266.2108892022.1658460066-444440499.1642041232
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/3296
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJK Welfare & Pharmascope Foundationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectleg cramps, pregnancy, pregnant mothers, quality of lifeen_US
dc.titleLeg Cramps, Its Associated Factors And Quality Of Life Among Pregnant Mothers: A Cross-sectional Study In A Malaysian Suburban Health Clinicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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