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Tie B, Zhu C, He J, Qiu J. How does COVID-19-related social media usage influence disordered eating? A daily diary study among Chinese adults during lockdown. J Eat Disord 2023; 11:230. [PMID: 38115070 PMCID: PMC10729549 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-023-00952-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite previous studies highlighting the benefits of social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly under lockdown, limited research has identified the potential detrimental consequences of social media use during lockdown. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the effects of social media on mental health in particular situations and the mechanisms underlying these effects. METHODS A daily diary protocol was adopted. A total of 96 adults (Mage = 25.90 ± 8.32 years) were recruited from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. COVID-19-related social media use, psychological distress, COVID-19-related stress and anxiety, and disordered eating were measured each day for a week. Multilevel path analyses for the nested data were conducted. RESULTS Daily COVID-19-related social media use was positively related to daily disordered eating (r = .13 p < .001). Furthermore, the multilevel path analysis showed that psychological distress and COVID-19-related stress and anxiety mediated the relationship between COVID-19-related social media use and disordered eating at the within-person level. However, only COVID-19-related-anxiety mediated the relationship at the between-person level. CONCLUSIONS Our findings contribute to the understanding of social media's impact during lockdown and provide implications for social media users, social media platform providers, mental health professionals, and governments regarding the correct and sustainable use of social media during the COVID-19 pandemic and in future public health emergencies.
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- Bijie Tie
- Center for Studies of Education and Psychology of Ethnic Minorities in Southwest China, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China.
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), No. 2 TianSheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- Southwest University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
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Van den Branden L, Van de Craen N, Van Leugenhaege L, Bleijenbergh R, Mestdagh E, Timmermans O, Van Rompaey B, Kuipers YJ. On cloud nine? Maternal emotional wellbeing six weeks up to one year postpartum - A cross-sectional study. SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE 2023; 36:100856. [PMID: 37229926 DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the full scope of emotional wellbeing of mothers up to one year postpartum, to adequately support women during transition to motherhood. Reduced emotional wellbeing (REW) affects women's adaption to the changes and challenges in becoming a mother. We aimed to increase the knowledge and understanding of mothers' emotional wellbeing and the influencing factors. METHODS This cross-sectional study includes 385 Flemish mothers up to one year postpartum. Online data were collected with the General Health Questionnaire-12, Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire, Personal Well-Being Index-Adult, The Basic Psychological Needs Scale, Sense of Coherence-13 and Coping Operations Preference Enquiry. RESULTS A total of 63.9% of the participants reported REW. Mothers with REW more often had (a history of) psychological problems compared to mothers with healthy emotional wellbeing (p = 0.007). Multiple linear regression analysis showed negative associations between emotional wellbeing and satisfaction (p = 0.002; p < 0.001), comprehensibility (p = 0.013) and positive associations between emotional wellbeing and bonding (p < 0.001), manageability (p = 0.033), problem solving (p = 0.030) and avoidance (p = 0,011) - with an explained variance of 55.5%. LIMITATIONS Some limitations of our study are the GHQ-12 cut-off value, the nature and implication of (a history of) psychological problems and the self-selected population. CONCLUSION It would be of worth for midwives to discuss with mothers (to be) what to expect. This - to support mothers in making sense of their life as a mother and how various factors might influence their emotional wellbeing. The high prevalence of REW is worrying, but needs to be interpreted with caution.
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- Laura Van den Branden
- AP University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health and Social Care, School of Midwifery, Noorderplaats 2, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
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- AP University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health and Social Care, School of Midwifery, Noorderplaats 2, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
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- AP University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health and Social Care, School of Midwifery, Noorderplaats 2, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- AP University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health and Social Care, School of Midwifery, Noorderplaats 2, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- AP University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health and Social Care, School of Midwifery, Noorderplaats 2, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; Professorship Healthy Region, HZ University of Applied Sciences, Edisonweg 4, 4382 NW Vlissingen, the Netherlands
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- University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- AP University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health and Social Care, School of Midwifery, Noorderplaats 2, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; Edinburgh Napier University, School of Health & Social Care, Sighthill Court, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, Scotland, UK
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Rúger-Navarrete A, Vázquez-Lara JM, Antúnez-Calvente I, Rodríguez-Díaz L, Riesco-González FJ, Palomo-Gómez R, Gómez-Salgado J, Fernández-Carrasco FJ. Antenatal Fear of Childbirth as a Risk Factor for a Bad Childbirth Experience. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11030297. [PMID: 36766873 PMCID: PMC9914781 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11030297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Giving birth is one of the most impressive experiences in life. However, many pregnant women suffer from fear of childbirth (FOC) and experience labour in very different ways, depending on their personality, previous life experiences, pregnancy, and birth circumstances. The aim of this study was to analyse how fear of childbirth affects the childbirth experience and to assess the related consequences. For this, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 414 women between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022. The Birth Anticipation Scale (BAS) was used to measure fear of childbirth and the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ-E) was applied to measure satisfaction with the childbirth experience. Fear of childbirth negatively and significantly predicted the childbirth experience. In addition, women who were more fearful of childbirth were found to have worse obstetric outcomes and a higher likelihood of having a caesarean delivery (p = 0.008 C. I 95%). Fear behaved as a risk factor for the birth experience, so the greater the fear, the higher the risk of having a worse birth experience (OR 1.1). Encouraging active listening and support strategies may increase pregnant women's confidence, thus decreasing their fear of the process and improving their childbirth experience.
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences of Ceuta, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.M.V.-L.); (J.G.-S.); Tel.: +34-956526116 (J.M.V.-L.); +34-959219703 (J.G.-S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitario Punta de Europa, 11207 Algeciras, Spain
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences of Ceuta, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, La Linea de la Concepción Hospital, 11300 La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
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- Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
- Safety and Health Postgraduate Programme, University of Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil 092301, Ecuador
- Correspondence: (J.M.V.-L.); (J.G.-S.); Tel.: +34-956526116 (J.M.V.-L.); +34-959219703 (J.G.-S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitario Punta de Europa, 11207 Algeciras, Spain
- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing, University of Cádiz, 11207 Algeciras, Spain
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Interest in fear of childbirth has grown exponentially since the 1980s, but the landscape of birth has shifted considerably since then, with evolving feminism; moving from a patriarchal environment in a biomedical model of care to a holistic model which recognizes the birth and sexuality rights of women and birthing people. Distinguishing the spectrum of fear from low to high and severe is important rather than aggregating all individuals with fear of childbirth. However, the terms 'fear of childbirth' and 'tocophobia' have been used interchangeably. In this paper we urge clinicians to use the term 'tocophobia' with caution since it may be construed negatively and there is a limited understanding of the underpinning aetiology of tocophobia. Furthermore, using the label may be disempowering for women and birthing people making decisions about their birth. Further research is warranted to better understand the experience, refine and define the issue and meet the individual needs of people with fear of childbirth and tocophobia.
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- M A O'Connell
- Midwifery, School of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK.
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- Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research, University of Hull, Hull, UK.
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- Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Australia.
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Psychometric adequacy of the Persian adapted version of the Tilburg pregnancy distress scale (P-TPDS). BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021; 21:281. [PMID: 33836676 PMCID: PMC8033711 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03745-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Pregnancy distress is a combination of anxiety, stress, and depression during pregnancy. The first step in preventing pregnancy distress is to identify women at risk. The present study assessed adaptation and psychometric adequency of the Persian Adapted Version of Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (P-TPDS). Methods By Brislin’s translation guidelines, TPDS was translated to Persian. This was followed by determining the face validity of P-TPDS and evaluating construct validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) were used to estimate reliability. Results A final 16-item scale was loaded on four distinct constructs jointly accounting for 59.62% of variance. The factors were labelled as delivery-related worries, partner involvement, pregnancy-related worries, and social-related worries. The alpha coefficients for P-TPDS subscales ranged from 0.85 to 0.91 and ICC ranged from 0.70 to 0.77. All comparative indices of the model including CFI, IFI, NFI, and NNFI were above 0.9 showing the goodness of fit for the data with a RMSEA of 0.04, lower bound: 0.038. Conclusions The Persian adapted version of TPDS (P-TPDS) is a reliable and valid scale for assessing pregnancy distress among pregnant women in Iran. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-021-03745-1.
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Matthey S, Souter K, Valenti B, Ross-Hamid C. Validation of the MGMQ in screening for emotional difficulties in women during pregnancy. J Affect Disord 2019; 256:156-163. [PMID: 31176188 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Screening for emotional health difficulties in pregnant or postpartum women is becoming routine practice in health services. This screening is often done using the EPDS, usually using a screen positive score just to identify possible depression. This and other such scales often have a myriad of screen-positive scores, making them impractical within clinical settings. The recent MGMQ screens for a variety of negative moods, is brief, simple, and has just a few screen-positive thresholds. METHOD At recruitment 391 women attending routine antenatal clinics completed various mood questionnaires. Several weeks later they were re-contacted by phone, at which time 247-252 of them provided valid data on the MGMQ, EPDS, and a diagnostic interview for depression and anxiety disorders (numbers vary depending upon valid combinations). RESULTS The MGMQ showed good-excellent receiver operating characteristics (sensitivity specificity, positive predictive value) against diagnostic status for depression or anxiety disorders. It also showed good concurrent and concordant validity with the EPDS, and good discriminant validity between women with clinical and subclinical diagnostic caseness. Stability over several weeks was however low, indicating that, as with other measures, women's mood can naturally change during the perinatal period. LIMITATIONS The findings only apply to English-speaking antenatal women from Sydney, Australia. CONCLUSION The MGMQ has good psychometric properties when compared to the usual gold-standard applied to emotional health screening measures. Its brevity, simplicity to 'score' and interpret, together with its clinically useful questions, suggest it could be a practical alternative to other more complicated mood screening measures for perinatal women.
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- Stephen Matthey
- School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney Australia; South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney Australia.
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- South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Sydney Australia
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Cauli G, Iapichino E, Rucci P, Quartieri Bollani M, Marconi AM, Bassi M, Gala C. Promoting the well-being of mothers with multidisciplinary psychosocial interventions in the perinatal period. J Affect Disord 2019; 246:148-156. [PMID: 30580200 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Antenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms are common and may persist over time after delivery, with negative consequences on the mothers and their children. Evidence on the efficacy of psychological and pharmacological interventions during pregnancy aimed at preventing post-partum depression is controversial. METHODS A consecutive sample of 318 women presenting for scheduled obstetric visits during pregnancy was screened for risk factors and anxiety or depressive symptoms. Based on the screening results, women were classified into three groups at increasing risk of post-partum depression (PPD) and were offered different interventions. RESULTS Depressive or anxiety symptoms were found in 91 (28.6%) women, 89 (28.0%) had low risk of PPD and 138 (43.4%) had no risk of PPD. The multidisciplinary psychosocial interventions offered to women with clinical symptoms were well accepted, with an uptake of 76/91 (83.5%). Thirty-three women who did not improve with psychotherapy were offered sertraline or paroxetine as a second-line treatment: 7 accepted and 26 (78.8%) refused. Eleven women already on medication at baseline continued their treatment along with the MPI. The MPI interventions had some positive effects in terms of post-partum recovery, symptom reduction, and in preventing a new onset of depression. Among the 227 non-symptomatic during pregnancy, only 5 (2.2%) developed symptoms in the post-partum period. At 12 months post-partum, 84.6% of women who were symptomatic at 2 months post-partum recovered. LIMITATIONS Our results should be interpreted in light of important limitations, including the lack of a control group that was not offered the MPI, the lack of information on the reasons for refusal and discontinuation and on the number of psychotherapy sessions attended. CONCLUSIONS Our findings underscore the potential usefulness of MPI in recognizing early signs or symptoms during pregnancy and the advantage of building specific interventions for preventing post-natal depression. The MPI has positive effects on women with depressive or anxiety symptoms during pregnancy, that however did not exceed significantly those observed in women who refused the intervention. Thus, in the absence of a control group, our results are preliminary and warrant confirmation and testing in future randomized clinical trials.
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- G Cauli
- Division of Psychiatry, San Paolo Hospital, 51, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Psychiatry, San Paolo Hospital, 51, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 12, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Division of Psychiatry, San Paolo Hospital, 51, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Paolo Hospital Medical School, University of Milan, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Psychiatry, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Psychiatry, San Paolo Hospital, 51, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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BACKGROUND Routine screening for emotional health difficulties in women during pregnancy is now advocated in several countries. There is a need therefore to compare the performance of different self-report measures to accomplish this. This study reports on the comparative performance of two such measures- the well-established PHQ-2, which aims to detect depression, and the more recent MGMQ, which aims to detect a wide array of negative emotions. METHOD Women (N = 2292) attending a public hospital antenatal clinic over a 14-month period completed the two measures, either on their own (72%), verbally administered by the midwife (25%), or with an interpreter (3%). RESULTS Similar rates of women screened positive on each instrument (PHQ-2: 11.6%; MGMQ: 12.3%), but the overlap between the two measures was low. The PHQ-2 only detected 58% of the MGMQ screen positive women, while the MGMQ detected 89.5% of the PHQ-2 screen positive women. No clinically meaningful difference in screen positive rates on either measure was evident for the administration method. LIMITATIONS No demographic data were available apart from gestational age, and only about half the women presenting to the clinic during the time period were screened with the measures. CONCLUSION The MGMQ detected a greater proportion of women screening positive on the PHQ-2 than vice-versa. This is part due to the MGMQ's focus on a wider range of negative emotions than just depression. Accumulating evidence for this MGMQ indicates that clinical services can consider using this simple measure if they wish to screen for a broad range of negative emotions during pregnancy and postnatally.
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Schubert KO, Air T, Clark SR, Grzeskowiak LE, Miller E, Dekker GA, Baune BT, Clifton VL. Trajectories of anxiety and health related quality of life during pregnancy. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181149. [PMID: 28742162 PMCID: PMC5524400 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Anxiety and health related Quality of Life (HRQoL) have emerged as important mental health measures in obstetric care. Few studies have systematically examined the longitudinal trajectories of anxiety and HRQoL in pregnancy. Using a linear growth modeling strategy, we analyzed the course of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)- and Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36) scores between the 12th and the 36th week of gestation, in a sample of 355 women. We additionally analyzed the impact of depressive symptoms and a chronic medical condition (asthma), on STAI and SF-36 trajectory curves. STAI scores remained stable throughout pregnancy. A previous history of anxiety increased the overall STAI scores. Asthma and depressive symptoms scores had no impact on the STAI trajectory. Physical SF-36 scores decreased over the course of pregnancy, whereas mental SF-36 trended towards improvement. Asthma reduced physical SF-36 overall. While high depressive symptoms decreased the overall mental SF-36, they were also significantly associated with mental SF-36 improvements over time. Anxiety symptoms are stable during pregnancy and are not modulated by depressive symptoms or asthma. Physical HRQoL declines in pregnancy. In contrast, mental HRQoL appears to improve, particularly in women with high initial levels of depressive symptoms.
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- K. Oliver Schubert
- Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- SA Health, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Mental Health Services, Elizabeth Vale, Australia
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- SA Pharmacy, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Mater Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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