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Women’s Psychological Health, Family Function, and Social Support During Their Third Trimester of Pregnancy Within the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Cross-sectional Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2021

Dongning He ,
Jianhua Ren ,
Biru Luo ,
Jie Xiang ,
Guoyu Wang ,
Li Gu  and
Peng Chen
Dongning He
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China Key laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan, China
Jianhua Ren*
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China Key laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan, China
Biru Luo
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China Key laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan, China
Jie Xiang
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China Key laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan, China
Guoyu Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China Key laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan, China
Li Gu
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China Key laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Sichuan, China
Peng Chen
Affiliation:
Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
*
Corresponding author: Jianhua Ren, Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Objective:

This study aims to investigate women’s psychological health, family function, and social support during the third trimester within the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic.

Method:

From January 30, 2020, to February 26, 2020, a total of 177 pregnant women during their third trimester (mean gestation time was 37.05 ± 4.06 wk) in a maternal and children’s hospital were investigated using the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, the Family APGAR Index, and the Perceived Social Support Scale. Nonparametric tests were conducted in the study. The statistical significance was set as P < 0.05.

Result:

The incidence rate of the participants’ anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 epidemic was 19.21% and 24.29%, respectively. The participants’ greatest concerns in the previous week were the risk of virus transmission (79.66%), and the prenatal examination and fetal growth (70.62%). The SAS ranks were higher in the participants who were concerned about the prenatal examination and fetal growth and work-related affairs.

Conclusion:

The participants’ psychological health was indirectly affected by the epidemic through the supply of medical resources and work-related factors. The medical staff should employ family support and social resources to guarantee the accessibility of medical services and living materials to decrease the pregnant women’s stress and further improve their psychological health.

Keywords

COVID-19pregnant womenpsychologyfamily functionsocial support
Type
Brief Report
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , October 2022 , pp. 1822 - 1826
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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