The Relationship between Healthcare Experience and Perinatal Depression during COVID-19 Pandemic
Background: The prevalence of peripartum depression (PPD) has increased substantially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To reduce the probability of contagion, hospitals had to adapt their care protocols, including the care of women in the perinatal period. Method: A cross-sectional study wa...
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| description | Background: The prevalence of peripartum depression (PPD) has increased substantially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To reduce the probability of contagion, hospitals had to adapt their care protocols, including the care of women in the perinatal period. Method: A cross-sectional study was used in a total sample of 3,356 women, 1,402 in the prenatal period and 1,954 in the postnatal period. They completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to assess depressive symptoms and the Spanish version of the Coronavirus Perinatal Experiences to assess health experience. Results: The results showed that feeling very well supported by a health professional was associated with a lower risk of PPD. On the other hand, believing it very important to have access to a mental health professional and being concerned about changes in infant care due to COVID-19 were associated with a higher risk of PPD. Conclusion: The results showed the relationship between health experience and the risk of depressive symptoms, highlighting the importance of considering the psychological aspects in the development of measures and protocols for perinatal care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32b7bcf31e164fd1abf3eb011315cb872022-12-22T04:07:32ZengColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de MadridClínica y Salud. Investigación Empírica en Psicología1130-52742174-05502022-10-0133311712510.5093/clysa2022a1311320559The Relationship between Healthcare Experience and Perinatal Depression during COVID-19 PandemicKatina Kovacheva0Maria F. Rodríguez-Muñoz1Diego Gómez Baya2Sara Domínguez Salas3Emma Motrico4Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid , Spain, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, SpainUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid , Spain, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, SpainUniversidad de Huelva, Spain, Universidad de Huelva, Spain;Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Dos Hermanas Seville , Spain, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Dos Hermanas, Seville, SpainUniversidad Loyola Andalucía, Dos Hermanas Seville , Spain, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Dos Hermanas, Seville, SpainBackground: The prevalence of peripartum depression (PPD) has increased substantially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To reduce the probability of contagion, hospitals had to adapt their care protocols, including the care of women in the perinatal period. Method: A cross-sectional study was used in a total sample of 3,356 women, 1,402 in the prenatal period and 1,954 in the postnatal period. They completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to assess depressive symptoms and the Spanish version of the Coronavirus Perinatal Experiences to assess health experience. Results: The results showed that feeling very well supported by a health professional was associated with a lower risk of PPD. On the other hand, believing it very important to have access to a mental health professional and being concerned about changes in infant care due to COVID-19 were associated with a higher risk of PPD. Conclusion: The results showed the relationship between health experience and the risk of depressive symptoms, highlighting the importance of considering the psychological aspects in the development of measures and protocols for perinatal care. https://journals.copmadrid.org/clysa/art/clysa2022a13 depressionperipartumcovid-19healthcare experience |
| spellingShingle | Katina Kovacheva Maria F. Rodríguez-Muñoz Diego Gómez Baya Sara Domínguez Salas Emma Motrico The Relationship between Healthcare Experience and Perinatal Depression during COVID-19 Pandemic Clínica y Salud. Investigación Empírica en Psicología depression peripartum covid-19 healthcare experience |
| title | The Relationship between Healthcare Experience and Perinatal Depression during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | The Relationship between Healthcare Experience and Perinatal Depression during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Healthcare Experience and Perinatal Depression during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Healthcare Experience and Perinatal Depression during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | The Relationship between Healthcare Experience and Perinatal Depression during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | relationship between healthcare experience and perinatal depression during covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | depression peripartum covid-19 healthcare experience |
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