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    Pregnancy intentionality in relation to non-planning impulsivity

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    Authors
    Godiwala, Prachi
    Appelhans, Bradley M.
    Moore Simas, Tiffany A.
    Xiao, Rui Sherry
    Liziewski, Kathryn E.
    Pagoto, Sherry L.
    Waring, Molly E.
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    Molly E. Waring, PhD
    UMass Chan Affiliations
    Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
    Senior Scholars Program
    School of Medicine
    Document Type
    Journal Article
    Publication Date
    2016-06-20
    Keywords
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    impulsivity
    long-active reversible contraceptives
    pregnancy intention
    unplanned pregnancy
    Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
    Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Women's Health
    
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    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045788/
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: Half of US pregnancies are unintended. Understanding risk factors is important for reducing unintended pregnancy rates. AIM: We examined a novel risk factor for unintended pregnancies, impulsivity. We hypothesized that non-planning impulsivity, but not motor or attentional impulsivity, would be related to pregnancy intention. METHODS: Pregnant women (N = 116) completed self-report measures during their second or third trimester. Impulsivity was measured using the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-15); subscales measured motor, attentional and non-planning impulsivity (subscale range: 5-20). On each subscale, high impulsivity was indicated by a score of ≥11. Pregnancy intention was assessed by asking women whether they were trying to become pregnant at the time of conception (yes or no). Crude and multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models estimated the cross-sectional association between impulsivity and unplanned pregnancy. RESULTS: Thirty-four percent of women reported that their current pregnancy was unplanned, and 32% had high non-planning impulsivity. Fifty-one percent of women with high non-planning impulsivity reported an unplanned pregnancy versus 25% of women with low impulsivity. Women with high non-planning impulsivity had 3.53 times the odds of unplanned pregnancy compared to women with low non-planning impulsivity (adjusted OR =3.53, 95% CI: 1.23-10.14). Neither motor (adjusted OR =0.55, 95% CI: 0.10-2.90) nor attentional (adjusted OR =0.84, 95% CI: 0.25-2.84) impulsivity were related to pregnancy intentionality. CONCLUSIONS: High non-planning impulsivity may be a risk factor for unplanned pregnancy. Further research should explore whether increasing the use of long-acting reversible contraceptives or integrating if-then planning into contraceptive counseling among women with higher non-planning impulsivity can lower unplanned pregnancy rates.
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    Godiwala P, Appelhans BM, Moore Simas TA, Xiao RS, Liziewski KE, Pagoto SL, Waring ME. Pregnancy intentionality in relation to non-planning impulsivity. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2016 Jun 20:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27319571. DOI:10.1080/0167482X.2016.1194390. Link to article on publisher's website

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    10.1080/0167482X.2016.1194390
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/49300
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    27319571
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    Prachi Godiwala participated in this study as a medical student as part of the Senior Scholars research program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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