COVID-19 related fear and depression of pregnant women and new mothers.
Public Health Nurs
; 39(3): 562-571, 2022 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1571055
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore factors associated with depression and COVID-19 related fear among pregnant women and new mothers.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in China from July 2020 to July 2021. SAMPLE A total of 3027 pregnant and new mothers were recruited. MEASUREMENT Sociodemographic characteristics and the perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic were collected. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Fear Scale was used to assess the depressive and fear level towards the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively.RESULTS:
Approximately 17.2% of the participants had depression (PHQ-9 ≥10). In Hong Kong, participants who perceived that they have increased knowledge to prevent infection were less likely to have depression (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.83; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.74-0.94). There was no association between perceived severity if infected and severity of spread and the depression level in our sample. An inverse relationship was found between the COVID-19 related fear level and perceived knowledge to prevent infection (Beta-coefficient [ß] = -0.20; 95% CI = -0.38 to -0.02).CONCLUSION:
Public health nurses need to promote accurate and up to date COVID-19 related information at clinical and community settings and implement effective screening for depression and fear symptoms to identify these high-risk groups to improve women's psychological well-being.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Public Health Nurs
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Phn.13035
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