Investigation on the anxiety status of pregnant women in non-high-risk areas during the COVID-19 epidemic / 四川精神卫生

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate the anxiety status of pregnant women in non-high risk areas during the novel coronavirus pneumonia（COVID-19）， and to provide references for psychological intervention in pregnancy care. MethodsFrom January 27 to February 6， 2020， COVID-19 related knowledge questionnaire and Generalized Anxiety Scale （GAD-7） were used to investigate the anxiety status of pregnant and non-pregnant women in Mianyang during the epidemic period. GAD-7 score≥5 was classified as anxiety symptoms. The data were statistically analyzed by DPS 7.05. Variance analysis was carried out by a completely random design of a single factor test， and multiple comparisons were performed using the LSD method. ResultsThe GAD-7 score of pregnant women was higher than that of non-pregnant women， and the difference was statistically significant［（11.76±0.79） vs.（7.04±1.14）， P<0.01］. In the pregnant women group， the GAD-7 score of the woman with complications was higher than that of the woman without complications［（12.48±1.16） vs.（6.32±1.09）， P<0.01］. The GAD-7 score of primipara was higher than that of parturient［（10.15±1.15） vs.（8.72±0.97）， P<0.05］ and there were significant differences in GAD-7 scores among 21~30-year-old， 31~40-year-old and 41~50-year-old pregnant women［（11.88±1.39） vs.（8.80±0.84） vs.（4.35±0.81）， P<0.01］， respectively. ConclusionDuring the period of COVID-19， the anxiety symptoms of pregnant women in non-high-risk areas are more serious than those of non-pregnant women， among which the anxiety of pregnant women with complications and primiparae is more obvious.