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Mental health indicators in pregnant women compared with women in the general population during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Denmark
Mental health indicators in pregnant women compared with women in the general population during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Denmark
- Source :
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Severinsen, E R, Kähler, L K A, Thomassen, S E, Varga, T V, Fich Olsen, L, Hviid, K V R, la Cour Freiesleben, N, Rod, N H & Nielsen, H S 2021, ' Mental health indicators in pregnant women compared with women in the general population during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Denmark ', Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, vol. 100, no. 11, pp. 2009-2018 . https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14258
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2021.
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Abstract
- Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the associated regulations issued to minimize risk of disease transmission seem to have had an impact on general mental health in most populations, but it may have affected pregnant women even more because of pregnancy-related uncertainties, limited access to healthcare resources, and lack of social support. We aimed to compare the mental health response among pregnant women with that in similarly aged women from the general population during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and methods: From April 14 to July 3, 2020, 647 pregnant women in their second trimester were enrolled in this study. For comparison, 858 women from the general Danish population (20–46 years) were sampled from an ongoing observational study. Participants responded to a questionnaire including six mental health indicators (concern level, perceived social isolation, quality of life, anxiety, mental health, and loneliness). Loneliness was measured using the UCLA Three-item Loneliness Scale and anxiety by the Common Mental Health Disorder Questionnaire 4-item Anxiety Subscale. Results: The pregnant women had better scores during the entire study period for all mental health indicators, and except for concerns, social isolation, and mental health, the differences were also statistically significant. Pregnant women were more concerned about becoming seriously ill (40.2% vs. 29.5%, p
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
social isolation
Denmark
Population
pandemics
Cohort Studies
Social support
coronavirus disease 2019
Young Adult
Quality of life (healthcare)
Pregnancy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health care
loneliness
Medicine
Humans
Original Research Article
Social isolation
education
Psychiatry
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
COVID-19
Loneliness
General Medicine
Middle Aged
anxiety
Mental health
Mental Health
Communicable Disease Control
Quality of Life
Anxiety
Female
pregnancy
Pregnant Women
medicine.symptom
business
mental health
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16000412 and 00016349
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....21f10f37620d0e41bf0ec4785f017c0e
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14258