1. Norwegian PUQE (Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and nausea) identifies patients with hyperemesis gravidarum and poor nutritional intake: a prospective cohort validation study.
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Elisabeth Birkeland, Guro Stokke, Randi J Tangvik, Erik A Torkildsen, Jane Boateng, Anne L Wollen, Susanne Albrechtsen, Hans Flaatten, and Jone Trovik
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
ObjectiveThe 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.DesignA prospective cohort validation study.SettingHospital cohort of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) patients from western Norway and healthy pregnant women from Bergen, Norway.Sample38 women hospitalized due to HG and 31 healthy pregnant controls attending routine antenatal check-up at health centers.MethodsData were collected May 2013-January 2014. The study participants answered the Norwegian PUQE-questionnaire (scores ranging from 3 to 15) and registered prospectively 24-hours nutritional intake by a food list form.Main outcome measuresDifferences of PUQE-scores, QOL-score and nutritional intake between hyperemesis patients and controls.ResultsHyperemesis 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, pConclusionPUQE-scoring has been validated as a robust indicator of severe hyperemesis gravidarum and insufficient nutritional intake in a Norwegian setting.
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- 2015
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