Association between social support and anxiety among pregnant women in the third trimester during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in Qingdao, China: The mediating effect of risk perception
| Autor: | Xiuling Yang, Chongyu Yue, Hongjing Wu, Chunrong Li, Jing Wang, Cuiping Liu, Meng Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty China Pregnancy Trimester Third Anxiety 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy risk perception Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Association (psychology) Epidemics business.industry Public health COVID-19 Social Support medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Risk perception Psychiatry and Mental health Female Perception Original Article Pregnant Women medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Social Psychiatry |
| ISSN: | 1741-2854 |
| Popis: | Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health emergency of international concern and poses a threat to the mental health of pregnant women. Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support and anxiety, and the mediating effect of risk perception during the COVID-19 epidemic in the third trimester pregnant women in Qingdao, China. Methods: From 16 to 21 February 2020, an online survey was conducted, which collected the information on demographic data, anxiety, social support and risk perception to COVID-19 of women with established medical records in the ambulatory of the Department of Obstetrics at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. Anxiety was assessed by the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), social support was assessed by the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and risk perception was assessed by a self-designed questionnaire. Results: This study had 308 participants with an average of 31.02 ± 3.91 years. During the period of prevention and control of the epidemic, most pregnant women adopted protective measures, such as wearing masks (97.4%), washing hands frequently (88.3%) and staying at home (76.3%). The average SAS, SSRS and risk perception scores of the participants were 42.45 ± 6.98, 44.60 ± 7.00 and 21.60 ± 5.74, respectively. The total effect of maternal social support on anxiety was −2.63 (95% confidence interval (CI): −4.40 ~ −1.44, p Conclusion: The third trimester pregnant women had a high level of social support, a medium level of risk perception to COVID-19 and were susceptible to anxiety. Risk perception played a mediating role between social support and anxiety. |
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