Anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic-Broader sociodemographic causes, connections and implications

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/23:10466036 RIV/00064165:_____/23:10466036

Result on the web

<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37288871" target="_blank" >https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37288871</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14601" target="_blank" >10.1111/aogs.14601</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic-Broader sociodemographic causes, connections and implications

Original language description

Introduction: Our study (part of multicentric "MindCOVID") investigates risk factors for anxiety and depression among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. Material and methods: The study used a prospective cross-sectional design. Data was collected using an online self-administered questionnaire. Standardized scales, general anxiety disorder (GAD)-7 and patient health questionnaire (PHQ)-9 were administered online. Multivariate regression analysis was employed to evaluate the relationship between sociodemographic, medical and psychological variables. Results: The Czech sample included 1830 pregnant women. An increase of depressive and anxiety symptoms measured by PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with unfavorable financial situation, low social and family support, psychological and medical problems before and during pregnancy and infertility treatment. Fear of being infected and adverse effect of COVID-19, feeling of burden related to restrictions during delivery and organization of delivery and feeling of burden related to finances were associated with worse anxiety and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Social and emotional support and lack of financial worries are protective factors against mood disorders in pregnant women in relation to COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, adequate information about organization of delivery and additional support from healthcare professionals during the delivery are needed. Our findings can be used for preventive interventions, given that repeated pandemics in the future are anticipated.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

ISSN

0001-6349

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

102

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

DK - DENMARK

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

1014-1025

UT code for WoS article

001003003100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85161552816