Self perceived health and stress in the pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor:	Liebana-Presa C; Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de León, León, Spain.; SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ponferrada, Spain., Martínez-Fernández MC; Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de León, León, Spain.; SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ponferrada, Spain., García-Fernández R; Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de León, León, Spain.; SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ponferrada, Spain., Martín-Vázquez C; Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de León, León, Spain., Fernández-Martínez E; Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de León, León, Spain.; SALBIS Reseach Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, León, Spain., Hidalgo-Lopezosa P; Department of Nursing, Pharmacology and Physiotherapy, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.; Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in psychiatry [Front Psychiatry] 2023 Mar 31; Vol. 14, pp. 1166882. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 31 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1166882
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had numerous maternal and neonatal consequences, especially at the mental level. Pregnant women experience a rise in anxiety symptoms and prenatal stress. Aims: The aim was to describe self-perceived health status, general stress and prenatal stress and to analyze relations and associations with sociodemographic factors. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted using non-probabilistic circumstantial sampling. The sample was recruited during the first trimester of pregnancy during the control obstetrical visit. The Google Forms platform was used. A total of 297 women participated in the study. The Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ), the Perceived Stress Score (PSS) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were used. Results: Primiparas presented higher levels of worry about childbirth and the baby (10.93 ± 4.73) than multiparous women (9.88 ± 3.96). Somatic symptoms were present in 6% of the women. Anxiety-insomnia was scored positively by 18% of the women. In the Spearman correlation analysis, statistically significant values were found between almost all study variables. A positive correlation was observed between self-perceived health and prenatal and general stress levels. Discussion: During the first trimester of gestation, prenatal concerns increase when levels of anxiety, insomnia and depression also increase. There is a clear relationship between prenatal worries, anxiety, insomnia and depression with stress. Health education that focuses on mental health of pregnant women would help reduce worries during pregnancy and would improve the pregnant women perception of her health and well-being. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Liebana-Presa, Martínez-Fernández, García-Fernández, Martín-Vázquez, Fernández-Martínez and Hidalgo-Lopezosa.)
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