Assessment of Anxiety and Depression Among Pregnant Women During COVID-19 Pandemic
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Covid19
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Enrollment
- 238
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The mean scores anxiety and depression among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Pregnancy and early parenthood are life changing periods characterized by intense emotions and a high vulnerability to emotional problems. Overall 10 - 20 % of pregnant women and women in early postpartum period suffer from mental health problems.
In the first months of 2020 , pregnant and breastfeeding women have also needed to face the COVID19 pandemic including the exceptional quarantine measures that have disturbed private and professional life . In addition to the fear of infection , these measures might have negatively impacted the emotional wellbeing of women . As depressive symptoms and anxiety in the pre and peripartum period have been associated with adverse maternal , neonatal and infant outcomes , the psychological impact of COVID19 , and its associated quarantine measures , on pregnant women and new mothers is cause for concern
Investigators
Ahmed Mohamed Abbas
Principal investigator
Assiut University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All pregnant women presented to the Antenatal care clinic, will be included in the study irrespective of the gestational age of the pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria
- •Women previously diagnosed with any psychiatric disorder.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The mean scores anxiety and depression among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic
Time Frame: one hour
This scale is composed of two parts, part one measures anxiety traits and part two measures anxiety state. Each part comprises 20 statements. This scale is a (4) point scale, with a score ranging a minimum of 20 grades to a maximum of 80 grades.