ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
Health anxiety and related factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from Iran.
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- Women's mental health and COVID-19: increased vulnerability and inequalities.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Pooled it
- The prevalence of mental ill-health in women during pregnancy and after childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- The prevalence and related factors of post-partum anxiety and depression among mothers during COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Maternal mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a content analysis study.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Mental health status of pregnant women during COVID-19 in healthcare centers of Iran: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
- The sustained adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among pregnant women in Sri Lanka: a reassessment during the second wave.BMC research notes · 2022Article
- Anxiety among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in India - A multicentric study.Asian journal of psychiatry · 2021Article
- Pregnancy-related anxiety and its associated factors during COVID-19 pandemic in Iranian pregnant women: a web-based cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Perceived Stress, Resilience, and Anxiety Among Pregnant Chinese Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Latent Profile Analysis and Mediation Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Association of Stress-Related Factors With Anxiety Among Chinese Pregnant Participants in an Online Crisis Intervention During COVID-19 Epidemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Mental Health of Iranian Pregnant Women During Pandemic of COVID-19: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchReview
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected many countries around the world and Iran was no exception. The aim of this study was to evaluate health anxiety of Iranian pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 300 pregnant women in different trimesters (n = 100 in each trimester) were recruited. A demographic questionnaire and the Health Anxiety Questionnaire were used to collect data. Scores of < 27, 27-34 and more than 35 were defined as low, moderate and high health anxiety, respectively. Due to nationwide restrictions, data were collected through social media groups. Chi-square tests, ANOVA and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data.
resultsMean (SD) total anxiety scores were 22.3 ± 9.5, 24.6 ± 9.3 and 25.4 ± 10.6 in the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy, respectively. 9, 13 and 21% of women had severe anxiety in the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy, respectively. Women in the third trimester had significantly higher health anxiety scores than those in the first trimester (p = 0.045).
conclusionAt the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy were more worried about consequences of disease, but total health anxiety scores were significantly higher among women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Health care providers should pay more attention to the mental health of pregnant women in times of crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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