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- DOES COVID-19 PANDEMIA HAVE AN EFFECT ON PRENATAL DISTRESS AND RISK PERCEPTION IN PREGNANCY?
DOES COVID-19 PANDEMIA HAVE AN EFFECT ON PRENATAL DISTRESS AND RISK PERCEPTION IN PREGNANCY?
Authors : Tülay Bülbül, Rabiye Erenoğlu, Mehmet Dolanbay
Pages : 225-239
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Publication Date : 2023-12-19
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Introduction: The study was conducted to determine the effects of COVID-19 on prenatal distress and risk perception in pregnancy. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted by using a web-based online questionnaire. A total of 202 pregnant women participated in the study. All volunteer pregnant women who came to the outpatient clinic between June and September 2020 were included in the study. The pregnant women admitting to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the Health Practice and Research Hospital due to routine follow-up were included in the study. In the data collection, firstly, the telephones of those who agreed to participate in the study were recorded. Then, a questionnaire link was sent to the telephones of these pregnant women over WhatsApp, and they were asked to fill in it. The Pregnant Information Form, Revised Prenatal Distress Questionnaire and Perception of Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire were used as the data collection tools. There were three parts in the link. The first part included Pregnant Information Form, the second part included NuPDQ and PPRQ to evaluate the pre-pandemia status, and the third part included NuPDQ and PPRQ to evaluate their status in the pandemia process. An explanatory text was added to the second part of the questionnaire link, which stated that they should respond by considering their pre-pandemia status. In the third part, another explanatory text was added stating that they must respond according to the pandemia process they were in. Results: The second measurement (during covid-19) values of Perception of Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire-Total and Sub-dimension scores and Concerns of the pregnant women about the healthcare quality and health status were statistically higher than the initial measurement (before covid-19) values. In the study, the distress level was found to increase as the perception risk increased in pregnancy. It was also determined that pregnant women who had living children felt more risk before and during the pandemia than those who had no children at all, and this risk perception score increased at significant levels during the pandemia. Conclusion: The strategies aiming at maternal stress, such as providing effective communication and psychological assistance, can be particularly useful for women and their fetuses to avoid negative outcomes.Keywords : Anksiyete, Covid 19, Distres, Gebelik, Risk algısı