Norwegian PUQE (Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea) Identifies Patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Poor Nutritional Intake: A Prospective Cohort Validation Study

Elisabeth Birkeland, Guro Stokke, Randi J Tangvik, Erik A Torkildsen, Jane Boateng, Anne L Wollen, Susanne Albrechtsen, Hans Flaatten and Jone Trovik

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Objective: The English questionnaire Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and nausea (PUQE) identifies women with severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Our aim was to investigate whether scores from the translated Norwegian version; SUKK (SvangerskapsUtløst Kvalme Kvantifisering) was associated with severity of hyperemesis and nutritional intake. Design: A prospective cohort validation study. Setting: Hospital cohort of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) patients from western Norway and healthy pregnant women from Bergen, Norway. Sample: 38 women hospitalized due to HG and 31 healthy pregnant controls attending routine antenatal check-up at health centers. Methods: Data were collected May 2013-January 2014. The study participants answered the Norwegian PUQE-questionnaire (scores ranging from 3 to15) and registered prospectively 24-hours nutritional intake by a food list form. Main outcome measures: Differences of PUQE-scores, QOL-score and nutritional intake between hyperemesis patients and controls. Results: Hyperemesis patients had shorter gestational age compared to controls (median 9.7 weeks; 95% CI 8.6-10.6 versus 11.9; 95% CI 10.1-12.9, p=0.004), and larger weight-change from pre-pregnant weight (loss of median 3 kg; 95% CI 3-4 versus gain of 2 kg; 95% CI 0.5-2, p

Date: 2015
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