Anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards Covid-19 disease and its related factors in Kashan (2020)

Introduction: The current and alarming condition of Covid-19 pandemic may cause stress and anxiety in pregnant women. Due to the high prevalence of the disease in Kashan, this study was performed with aim to determine the anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women toward Covid-19 and its related...

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Main Authors: Masoumeh Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi, Zahra Karimian, Saeideh Nasiri, Melika Sadat Khorshidifard
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Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2021-07-01
Series:Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān
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author Masoumeh Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi
Zahra Karimian
Saeideh Nasiri
Melika Sadat Khorshidifard
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Saeideh Nasiri
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description Introduction: The current and alarming condition of Covid-19 pandemic may cause stress and anxiety in pregnant women. Due to the high prevalence of the disease in Kashan, this study was performed with aim to determine the anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women toward Covid-19 and its related factors. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed in 2020 on 360 pregnant women by electronic questionnaire in Kashan. Data collection tools were demographic-fertility information questionnaire, the questions related to Covid-19 disease, coronavirus anxiety scale (score range: 0-54) and Cohen perceived stress questionnaire (score range: 0-56). Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 16) and statistical tests of t-test, ANOVA, linear regression and Pearson correlation coefficient. P Results: The total anxiety score of pregnant women in relation to Covid-19 disease was 18.71 ±12.48 and the perceived stress score was 24.57±7.00. Linear regression test showed that person's job, problems during pregnancy, delivery history, family members infection with coronavirus and concern about the consequences of the disease for themselves and the infant were the predictive variables of perceived stress score; and the variables of family members infection with coronavirus, concerns about infection of themselves and the infant, concern about receiving prenatal care, and the presence of problems during pregnancy were the predictors of anxiety scores in pregnant women. Conclusion: The level of anxiety and stress of pregnant women was high during the Covid-19 pandemic and women had many concerns about infecting themselves and the infant or referring to receive prenatal care.
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spelling doaj.art-96473fdc38274a4fabbd2dbf8a00ae922022-12-22T03:39:55ZfasMashhad University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān1680-29932008-23632021-07-0124581810.22038/ijogi.2021.1856718567Anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards Covid-19 disease and its related factors in Kashan (2020)Masoumeh Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi0Zahra Karimian1Saeideh Nasiri2Melika Sadat Khorshidifard3Associate Professor, Department of Midwifery, Trauma Nursing Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.Assistant Professor, Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.PhD student of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.B.Sc. of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.Introduction: The current and alarming condition of Covid-19 pandemic may cause stress and anxiety in pregnant women. Due to the high prevalence of the disease in Kashan, this study was performed with aim to determine the anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women toward Covid-19 and its related factors. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed in 2020 on 360 pregnant women by electronic questionnaire in Kashan. Data collection tools were demographic-fertility information questionnaire, the questions related to Covid-19 disease, coronavirus anxiety scale (score range: 0-54) and Cohen perceived stress questionnaire (score range: 0-56). Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 16) and statistical tests of t-test, ANOVA, linear regression and Pearson correlation coefficient. P Results: The total anxiety score of pregnant women in relation to Covid-19 disease was 18.71 ±12.48 and the perceived stress score was 24.57±7.00. Linear regression test showed that person's job, problems during pregnancy, delivery history, family members infection with coronavirus and concern about the consequences of the disease for themselves and the infant were the predictive variables of perceived stress score; and the variables of family members infection with coronavirus, concerns about infection of themselves and the infant, concern about receiving prenatal care, and the presence of problems during pregnancy were the predictors of anxiety scores in pregnant women. Conclusion: The level of anxiety and stress of pregnant women was high during the Covid-19 pandemic and women had many concerns about infecting themselves and the infant or referring to receive prenatal care.https://ijogi.mums.ac.ir/article_18567_33722c46df34b7c77fedf42651741d2e.pdfanxietycovid-19perceived stresspregnancy
spellingShingle Masoumeh Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi
Zahra Karimian
Saeideh Nasiri
Melika Sadat Khorshidifard
Anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards Covid-19 disease and its related factors in Kashan (2020)
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān
anxiety
covid-19
perceived stress
pregnancy
title Anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards Covid-19 disease and its related factors in Kashan (2020)
title_full Anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards Covid-19 disease and its related factors in Kashan (2020)
title_fullStr Anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards Covid-19 disease and its related factors in Kashan (2020)
title_full_unstemmed Anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards Covid-19 disease and its related factors in Kashan (2020)
title_short Anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards Covid-19 disease and its related factors in Kashan (2020)
title_sort anxiety and perceived stress of pregnant women towards covid 19 disease and its related factors in kashan 2020
topic anxiety
covid-19
perceived stress
pregnancy
url https://ijogi.mums.ac.ir/article_18567_33722c46df34b7c77fedf42651741d2e.pdf
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