Paper Title
The Relationship between Psychological Well-being and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior among Pregnant Women in Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Pregnant women experience physiological and psychological during pregnancy. Healthy behavior is needed to maintain health status and prevent adverse outcomes. However, the majority research conducted healthy lifestyle in other population. Few studies focus on pregnant women and no study about psychological well-being and healthy behavior in Indonesia. The aim of this study to explore healthy lifestyle behavior and factors correlated among pregnant women in Indonesia. Methods: This is a cross sectional study with total sample 93 women, were recruited from public hospital, West Java, Indonesia. Data were collected using three instruments: maternal demographic questionnaire, Indonesian Well-being Scale, Healthy Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Independent t-tes, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression. Results: The total score of healthy behavior was 2.37 (SD=0.40). More than a half of participants (59.1%) reported negative lifestyle behavior (HPLP<2.5). Healthy lifestyle behavior was predicted by number of pregnancy, social relation and basic needs, which explained 54.9% of total variance. Conclusion: Pregnant women with multipara, low social relation and unmet basic needs have negative lifestyle behavior. Further research need to assess healthy lifestyle behavior which longitudinal approach and health care provider need to design effective treatment by enhancing psychological well-being of pregnant women. Furthermore, a study to evaluate the effects of applied psychological well-being promotion should be conducted.
Keywords - Psychological Well-Being, Lifestyle, Pregnancy, Women