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Anxiety Level During the Second Localized COVID-19 Pandemic Among Quarantined Infertile Women: A Cross-Sectional Survey in China.
Cao, Lian-Bao; Hao, Qianjie; Liu, Yan; Sun, Qiang; Wu, Bing; Chen, Lili; Yan, Lei.
  • Cao LB; School of Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
  • Hao Q; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Eighth People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
  • Liu Y; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Eighth People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
  • Sun Q; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital, Zhaozhuang, China.
  • Wu B; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Eighth People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
  • Chen L; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Eighth People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
  • Yan L; School of Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Front Psychiatry ; 12: 647483, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1348562
ABSTRACT
Infertility usually causes mental health problems for patients and unfavorable emotions such as anxiety and depression can have an adverse effect on women's normal pregnancy. We aimed to compare the anxiety level between infertile female patients in quarantined and non-quarantined areas during the second wave of COVID-19 epidemic. A total of 759 infertile women were included in this cross-sectional study conducted through an online survey. Anxiety was measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) tool. Participants were divided into the quarantined group (QG) and non-quarantined group (Non-QG). Independent sample T-test and chi-square test were performed to examine the difference between the two groups. There was no significant difference in the average STAI score of the two groups of infertile women, but responses to the emotional state showed that women in the QG had a higher tendency to be anxious. Participants in QG spent more time paying attention to the dynamics of the epidemic every day, and their sleep (p < 0.01) and mood conditions were worse (p < 0.01) than in the Non-QG. The family relationship of QG is more tense than non-QG. Through the research on the infertility treatment information of the overall research population, it is found the average STAI-State (STAI-S) (p = 0.031) score and STAI-Trait (STAI-T) (p = 0.005) score of women who were infertile for more than 3 years were significantly higher than those of women with <2 years. The STAI-T score of infertile women who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) was higher than that of non-IVF women (p = 0.007), but no significant difference was observed with the STAI-S score. To conclude, although the second wave of quarantine during COVID-19 epidemic did not significantly increase anxiety in infertile women, it did lead to an increase in other negative emotions and worse family relationships. Patients with long-term infertility treatment and those who have had IVF are more anxious subgroups.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyt.2021.647483

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyt.2021.647483