Tokophobia and Anxiety in Pregnant Women during the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic in Poland—A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469406 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Makara‐Studzińska (0000-0001-7374-528X, Jagiellonian University), Kornelia Zaręba (0000-0002-8262-4380, Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, corresponding author), Natalia Kawa (Jagiellonian University), Dorota Matuszyk (0000-0002-3765-6869, Jagiellonian University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 714-714 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19020714 |
| PMID | 35055536 |
| OpenAlex | W4205983453 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus emerged in the world at the end of 2019. The introduction of a number of restrictions had a significant effect on numerous aspects of human life with particular influence being exerted on pregnant women and their sense of security. The study aimed to assess the level of anxiety and its main determinants in women in the third trimester of pregnancy during the coronavirus pandemic. The study technique included the present purposely designed questionnaire, Labor Anxiety Questionnaire (KLPII), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The study was conducted in a group of 315 women in the third trimester of pregnancy. A total of 258 women (81.9%) completed the questionnaire in May 2020, and 57 of them (18.1%) completed it in October 2020. The overall analysis of the Labor Anxiety Questionnaire and the STAI inventory revealed a high level of anxiety, particularly situational anxiety, in pregnant women during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The age and financial status of the women were the factors which contributed to the intensification of tokophobia. Women interviewed in October 2020 were characterized by higher tokophobia levels compared to the respondents included in May 2020. It seems justified to in-crease the vigilance in the diagnostics of possible mental disorders in the perinatal period during pandemic
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mental health · Pandemic · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Situational ethics · Young adult · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Demography · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |