Investigation of the Physical and Mental Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnant Women

Abstract

Objective: The study aims to investigate the physical and mental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant women. Method: The study sample of this cross-sectional type of research consisted of 183 pregnant women, followed up in 11 Family Health Centers in a city center. The data were collected using the Pregnant Women Introduction Form, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS), and the Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory (PSI). Results: The mean age of these 183 pregnant women was 26.74±4.75 years. The DASS sub-scale score averages were 20.69±7.38 for depression, 22.24.7±37 for anxiety, and 25.06±7.99 for stress; PSI sub-scales score averages were 41.73±18.57 for the frequency of symptoms experienced during pregnancy, and 61.11±10.56 for the limited daily activities due to symptoms. There was a statistically significant poor positive relationship between the frequency of symptoms and depression (r=0.307; p=0.001), and moderate relationship with anxiety (r=0.414; p=0.001) and stress (r=0.474; p=0.001). Statistically significant differences were found between pregnancy symptoms according to education, planned pregnancy status, place admitted for controls, change in feeding and sleep habits; limitation of daily activities according to family type; depression, anxiety, and stress according to pregnancy type, and planned pregnancy status; depression and anxiety according to gestational week; anxiety according to the place admitted for controls; depression and stress according to the change in sleep habits (p<0.05). Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women experienced moderate depression, but experienced anxiety and stress more. Moreover, they experienced pregnancy-related low-level symptoms and their daily activities were limited

Keywords

• COVID-19
• mental
• pandemics
• physical
• pregnancy

COVİD-19 Pandemisinin Gebe Kadınlar Üzerindeki Fiziksel ve Zihinsel Etkilerinin Araştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Araştırmada COVİD-19 pandemisi’nin gebeler üzerindeki fiziksel ve ruhsal etkilerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki araştırmanın örneklemini, bir il merkezinde bulunan, 11 Aile Sağlığı Merkezi’nde takip edilen 183 gebe oluşturmuştur. Veriler Gebe Tanıtım Formu, Depresyon Anksiyete Stres Ölçeği (DASÖ) ve Gebelik Semptom Envanteri (GSE) ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya alınan 183 gebenin yaş ortalaması 26,74±4,75’dir. DASÖ’nin alt boyutlarından depresyon 20,69±7,38, anksiyete 22,24±7,37, stres 25,06±7,99, GSE alt boyutlarından gebelikte yaşanan semptomların sıklığı 41,73±18,57, semptomların günlük aktiviteleri sınırlama durumu puan ortalaması 61,11±10,56 olarak bulunmuştur. Yaşanan semptomların sıklığı ile depresyon (r=0,307; p=0,001) arasında zayıf, anksiyete (r=0,414; p=0,001) ve stres (r=0,474; p= 0,001) puanları arasında orta düzeyde pozitif yönlü istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki saptanmıştır. Eğitim, gebeliğin planlı olma durumu, kontrollerin yapıldığı yer, beslenme ve uyku alışkanlığında değişime göre gebelik semptomları; aile tipine göre günlük aktivitelerin sınırlanma durumu; gebelik şekli ve gebeliğin planlı olma durumuna göre depresyon, anksiyete ve stres; gebelik haftasına göre depresyon ve anksiyete; kontrollerin yapıldığı yere göre anksiyete; uyku alışkanlığındaki değişime göre depresyon ve stres puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık saptanmıştır (p<0,05). Sonuç: COVİD-19 pandemi sürecinde gebeler orta düzeyde depresyon yaşarken, anksiyete ve stresi daha fazla yaşamaktadır. Ayrıca düşük de olsa gebeliğe yönelik semptomlar yaşamakta ve günlük aktiviteleri sınırlanmaktadır.

Keywords

• Covid 19
• fiziksel
• gebelik
• pandemi
• ruhsal

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