Physical Health, Media Use, Stress, and Mental Health in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Diagnostics

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Eleni Vousoura¹  Iannis M. Zervas²  Anna Eleftheriades³  Alexandros Sotiriadis⁴  Nikolaos F. Vlahos⁵  Makarios Eleftheriades⁵  George Chrousos⁶  Panagiota Pervanidou⁶ 

[1] Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece;

[2] First Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Aiginiteion” Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece;

[3] Postgraduate Programme in Fetal Maternal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece;

[4] Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “Ippokrateion” Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece;

[5] Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece;

[6] Unit of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece;

关键词: pregnancy;    COVID-19;    maternal stress;    maternal health;    depressive symptoms;   

DOI  :  10.3390/diagnostics12051125

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in the care of pregnant women and their fetuses. Emerging data show elevated depression and anxiety symptoms among pregnant women. Aims: The purpose of this article is to investigate the psychological and behavioral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant women in Greece during the first national lockdown. Methods: We used a cross-sectional, anonymous survey to collect data in two fetal medicine clinics in the largest urban centers of Greece during the months of April and May 2020. The questionnaire was largely based on the CoRonavIruS Health Impact Survey (CRISIS), and assessed sociodemographic characteristics, general health and obstetric data and COVID-19-related worries and life changes. Mood symptoms, substance use and lifestyle behaviors were assessed at two time points (3 months prior to the pandemic and the 2 weeks before taking the survey), while perceived stress was measured with the perceived stress scale (PSS-14). Results: A total of 308 pregnant women (M_age = 34.72), with a mean gestation of 21.19 weeks participated in the study. Over one-third of the women found COVID-19 restrictions stressful, and their highest COVID-19-related worry was having to be isolated from their baby. Mean PSS-14 score was 21.94, suggesting moderate stress. The strongest predictors of stress were physical and mental health status before COVID-19 and having experienced a stressful life event during their pregnancy. Compared to 3 months before the pandemic, women reported higher scores on mood symptoms (p < 0.001), TV use (p = 0.01) and social media use (p = 0.031) in the last 2 weeks before taking the survey. Conclusion: Our study provides important preliminary evidence of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on pregnant women’s well-being and functioning.

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