Relationships between anxiety induced by COVID-19 and perceived social support among Iranian pregnant women

Autor: Vahideh Behmard, Narjes Bahri, Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh, Ali Delshad Noghabi, Nasrin Bahri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 43, Iss 3, Pp 307-314 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0167-482X
1743-8942
0167482X
DOI: 10.1080/0167482X.2021.1918671
Popis: Background The rapid spread of COVID-19 and the time needed to develop a vaccine or definitive treatment for the disease have caused great anxiety in communities, especially in pregnant women whose high levels of distress may have short and/or long-term maternal and fetal consequence. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between anxiety induced by COVID-19 and perceived social support in Iranian pregnant women. Methods This online cross-sectional study was conducted on 801 pregnant women from all over Iran in 2020. The data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the multidimensional scale of perceived social support, and the coronavirus disease anxiety scale. A standard multiple linear regression model was used to identify the association between perceived social support and anxiety, controlling for possible confounding variables. Partial r was used as an estimate of effect size. Results The mean anxiety score was 10.7 ± 8.0, in which its level was moderate in 122 (15.2%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 12.8–17.9%)) of the participants, and severe in 28 (3.4%; 95% CI: 2.3–5.0%) of them. The mean score of perceived social support was 48.2 ± 7.6. 6.9% (95% CI: 5.2–8.8%) and 93.1% (95% CI: 91.2–94.8%) of the participants reported mild and moderate levels of perceived social support, respectively. The results of the multiple linear model showed a significant negative correlation between perceived social support and anxiety levels in a way that for every 10 units increase in the perceived social support score, the anxiety level of pregnant women was decreased by 0.8 units (B= −0.08, t= −2.08, p = 0.037), which was a small effect size (partial r = −0.07). Conclusion There was a small significant relationship between the perceived social support and COVID-19 anxiety. Further studies are required to identify associated factors of anxiety level during COVID-19 in pregnant women.
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