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Newman PA, Chakrapani V, Massaquoi N, Williams CC, Tharao W, Tepjan S, Roungprakhon S, Forbes J, Sebastian S, Akkakanjanasupar P, Aden M. Effectiveness of an eHealth intervention for reducing psychological distress and increasing COVID-19 knowledge and protective behaviors among racialized sexual and gender minority adults: A quasi-experimental study (#SafeHandsSafeHearts). PLoS One 2024; 19:e0280710. [PMID: 38701074 PMCID: PMC11068205 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Sexual and gender minority and racialized populations experienced heightened vulnerability during the Covid-19 pandemic. Marginalization due to structural homophobia, transphobia and racism, and resulting adverse social determinants of health that contribute to health disparities among these populations, were exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and public health measures to control it. We developed and tested a tailored online intervention (#SafeHandsSafeHearts) to support racialized lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other persons outside of heteronormative and cisgender identities (LGBTQ+) in Toronto, Canada during the pandemic. METHODS We used a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design to evaluate the effectiveness of a 3-session, peer-delivered eHealth intervention in reducing psychological distress and increasing Covid-19 knowledge and protective behaviors. Individuals ≥18-years-old, resident in Toronto, and self-identified as sexual or gender minority were recruited online. Depressive and anxiety symptoms, and Covid-19 knowledge and protective behaviors were assessed at baseline, 2-weeks postintervention, and 2-months follow-up. We used generalized estimating equations and zero-truncated Poisson models to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention on the four primary outcomes. RESULTS From March to November 2021, 202 participants (median age, 27 years [Interquartile range: 23-32]) were enrolled in #SafeHandsSafeHearts. Over half (54.5%, n = 110) identified as cisgender lesbian or bisexual women or women who have sex with women, 26.2% (n = 53) cisgender gay or bisexual men or men who have sex with men, and 19.3% (n = 39) transgender or nonbinary individuals. The majority (75.7%, n = 143) were Black and other racialized individuals. The intervention led to statistically significant reductions in the prevalence of clinically significant depressive (25.4% reduction, p < .01) and anxiety symptoms (16.6% reduction, p < .05), and increases in Covid-19 protective behaviors (4.9% increase, p < .05), from baseline to postintervention. CONCLUSION We demonstrated the effectiveness of a brief, peer-delivered eHealth intervention for racialized LGBTQ+ communities in reducing psychological distress and increasing protective behaviors amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Implementation through community-based organizations by trained peer counselors supports feasibility, acceptability, and the importance of engaging racialized LGBTQ+ communities in pandemic response preparedness. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT04870723.
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- Peter A. Newman
- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Bottemanne H, Joly L. [Mother brain: Bayesian theory of maternal interoception during pregnancy and postpartum]. L'ENCEPHALE 2023; 49:185-195. [PMID: 36243551 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2022.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The perinatal period, including pregnancy and postpartum, causes major morphological, endocrinal, and thermal transitions in women. As the fetus grows, abdominal muscle fibers stretch, internal organs such as the bladder or colon move, and the uterine anatomy changes. Many of these changes involve interoception, the perception of internal body signals such as muscle and visceral sensations. Despite the importance of these interoceptive signals, few studies have explored perinatal interoception. We propose an innovative theory of maternal interoception based on recent findings in neuroscience. We show that interoceptive signals processing during pregnancy is crucial for understanding perinatal phenomenology and psychopathology, such as maternal perception of fetal movements, maternal-infant bonding, denial of pregnancy, phantom fetal movements after childbirth, pseudocyesis or even puerperal delusion. Knowing the importance of these interoceptive mechanisms, clinicians in obstetrics, gynecology and mental health should be particularly vigilant to maternal interoception during the perinatal period.
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- Hugo Bottemanne
- Department of Psychiatry, Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neuroscience, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France; Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Department of Neuroscience, UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, Sorbonne University/CNRS/INSERM, Paris, France; Sorbonne University, Department of Philosophy, SND Research Unit, UMR 8011, CNRS, Paris, France.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neuroscience, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France; Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Department of Neuroscience, UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, Sorbonne University/CNRS/INSERM, Paris, France
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From delta to omicron: The role of individual factors and social context in self-reported compliance with pandemic regulations and recommendations. Soc Sci Med 2023; 317:115633. [PMID: 36577223 PMCID: PMC9783191 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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As SARS-CoV-2 spreads especially when larger groups gather (e.g., at the workplace), it is crucial to understand compliance with regulations and recommendations in such settings. Using data from adults in Germany (N = 29,355) assessed between October 2021 and February 2022, we investigated factors associated with self-reported compliance in both private and working life and how these relate to each other. The results indicate that private compliance was stronger among older individuals and females; among those who worried more about the pandemic situation and assumed that infection was more severe; among those who trusted the government more; and among those who did not perceive public health measures as exaggerated. Private compliance was also associated with personality traits; in particular, individuals who followed regulations and recommendations were likely to be more introverted, conscientious, open, and agreeable. Compliance at work related to both private compliance and colleagues' behaviors. Individuals whose private compliance was high also complied at work. However, when private compliance was low, compliance at work aligned with colleagues' behaviors; that is, compliance at work was high when colleagues complied and low when they did not. The observed effects were stable over time. In summary, they suggest that compliance with regulations and recommendations depends on individual risk perception, trust in government, perception of required or recommended measures, and social norms. To promote protective behaviors in contexts where larger groups gather (including workplaces), making positive social norms more salient (e.g., by supporting role models) may prove especially useful.
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Bottemanne H. [Conspiracy theories and COVID-19: How do conspiracy beliefs arise?]. L'ENCEPHALE 2022; 48:571-582. [PMID: 35597682 PMCID: PMC8818386 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2021.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has caused an unprecedented global crisis, and a proliferation of conspiracy theories. These conspiratorial beliefs has contributed to weakening the credibility of government public health measures, limiting citizens' access to reliable sources of information, and disrupting the response of health systems to the crisis. Several hypotheses have been proposed in psychology and social science to understand the genesis of these beliefs during a pandemic, including generational, socio-cultural and political characteristics of individuals, and psychological factors such as the desire to preserve one's safety, to maintain a positive self-image, or even to strengthen its social role. However, recent discoveries in cognitive science about belief updating mechanisms offer new insights into the generation of conspiratorial beliefs across time and culture. In this paper, we offer a definition of conspiracy theory and a classification of conspiracy beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic. We show how the mechanisms of belief updating may explain the genesis of conspiracy theories, and we propose several hypotheses supported by contemporary research in cognitive and social science.
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- H Bottemanne
- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, Sorbonne University/CNRS/Inserm, Paris, France; Sorbonne University, Department of Philosophy, SND Research Unit, CNRS, UMR 8011, Paris, France; Department of Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne University, DMU Neuroscience, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.
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Monkeypox caused less worry than COVID-19 among the general population during the first month of the WHO Monkeypox alert: Experience from Saudi Arabia. Travel Med Infect Dis 2022; 49:102426. [PMID: 35963555 PMCID: PMC9365510 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Background Monkeypox re-emerged in May 2022 as another global health threat. This study assessed the public's perception, worries, and vaccine acceptance for Monkeypox and COVID-19 during the first month of WHO announcement. Methods A large-scale, cross-sectional survey was conducted between May 27 and June 5, 2022, in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected on sociodemographic characteristics, previous infection with COVID-19, worry levels regarding Monkeypox compared to COVID-19, awareness, and perceptions of Monkeypox, and vaccine acceptance. Results Among the 1546 participants, most respondents (62%) were more worried about COVID-19 than Monkeypox. Respondents aged 45 years and above and those with a university degree or higher had lower odds of agreement with Monkeypox vaccination (OR 0.871, p-value 0.006, OR 0.719, p-value <0.001), respectively. Respondents with moderate to a high level of self and family commitment to infection control precautionary measures and those who expressed self and family worry of Monkeypox infection had significantly higher odds of vaccination agreement (OR 1.089 p-value = 0.047, OR1.395 p-value = 0.003) respectively. On the other hand, respondents who previously developed COVID-19 were significantly more worried about the Monkeypox disease (1.30 times more, p-value = 0.020). Conclusion Worry levels amongst the public are higher from COVID-19 than Monkeypox. Perception of Monkeypox as a dangerous and virulent disease, worry from contracting the disease, and high commitment to infection precautionary measures were predictors of agreement with Monkeypox vaccination. While advanced age and high education level are predictors of low agreement with vaccination.
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Bottemanne H, Barberousse A, Fossati P. [Multidimensional and computational theory of mood]. Encephale 2022; 48:682-699. [PMID: 35987716 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2022.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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What is mood? Despite its crucial place in psychiatric nosography and cognitive science, it is still difficult to delimit its conceptual ground. The distinction between emotion and mood is ambiguous: mood is often presented as an affective state that is more prolonged and less intense than emotion, or as an affective polarity distinguishing high and low mood swinging around a baseline. However, these definitions do not match the clinical reality of mood disorders such as unipolar depression and bipolar disorder, and do not allow us to understand the effect of mood on behaviour, perception and cognition. In this paper, we propose a multidimensional and computational theory of mood inspired by contemporary hypotheses in theoretical neuroscience and philosophy of emotion. After suggesting an operational distinction between emotion and mood, we show how a succession of emotions can cumulatively generate congruent mood over time, making mood an emerging state from emotion. We then present how mood determines mental and behavioral states when interacting with the environment, constituting a dispositional state of emotion, perception, belief, and action. Using this theoretical framework, we propose a computational representation of the emerging and dispositional dimensions of mood by formalizing mood as a layer of third-order Bayesian beliefs encoding the precision of emotion, and regulated by prediction errors associated with interoceptive predictions. Finally, we show how this theoretical framework sheds light on the processes involved in mood disorders, the emergence of mood congruent beliefs, or the mechanisms of antidepressant treatments in clinical psychiatry.
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- Hugo Bottemanne
- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Sorbonne University/CNRS/Inserm, Paris, France; Department of philosophy, Sciences Normes Démocratie research unit, Sorbonne university/CNRS, Paris, France; Department of psychiatry, DMU Neuroscience, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Sorbonne university/Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.
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- Department of philosophy, Sciences Normes Démocratie research unit, Sorbonne university/CNRS, Paris, France
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- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Sorbonne University/CNRS/Inserm, Paris, France; Department of psychiatry, DMU Neuroscience, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Sorbonne university/Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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L’esprit predictif : introduction à la théorie du cerveau bayésien. Encephale 2022; 48:436-444. [DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2021.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Pérez-López FR, López-Baena MT, Pérez-Roncero G, Dieste-Pérez P, Savirón-Cornudella R, Tajada M. Female sexual function before and during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pandemic: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Gynecol Endocrinol 2022; 38:632-638. [PMID: 35652576 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2022.2082404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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PurposeTo compare the female sexual function before and during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).MethodsRelevant studies were retrieved by online databases and manual searching reporting FSFI scores before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The methodological quality of reviewed articles was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, and heterogeneity with the I2 statistic. The standardized mean differences (SMDs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by random-effect meta-analyses.ResultsFour studies met the inclusion criteria reporting 1002 sexually active non-pregnant women comparing results of the 19-item FSFI. The meta-analysis of the overall FSFI score showed an SMD (95% CI) of -1.16 (-1.97 to -0.35), comparing the pandemic with the pre-pandemic scores. In addition, SMD scores for the FSFI domains were also significantly lower during the pandemic for arousal -0.80 (-1.13 to -0.48), orgasm -0.66 (-1.07 to -0.25), satisfaction -0.59 (-0.97 to -0.22), and pain -0.35 (-0.54 to -0.16), whereas there were not significant differences for desire and lubrication domains. There was a low risk of bias and the sensitivity analysis suggests that results are robust.ConclusionThe available studies showed a lower overall FSFI score during the pandemic, suggesting an increased risk of female sexual dysfunction compared to prepandemic results. Also, there were increased risks of sexual arousal, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain disorders. However, there were no alterations in the desire and the lubrication domains. Limitations are related to the heterogeneity populations, and pandemic confounding and aggravating factors.
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- Faustino R Pérez-López
- Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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Bottemanne H, Charron M, Joly L. [Perinatal beliefs: Neurocognitive mechanisms and cultural specificities]. GYNECOLOGIE, OBSTETRIQUE, FERTILITE & SENOLOGIE 2022; 50:542-552. [PMID: 35288367 DOI: 10.1016/j.gofs.2022.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Perinatal beliefs contribute to the experience of pregnancy and the process of parenthood. Many of these perinatal beliefs have been perpetuated and evolved over time and throughout the world, exerting their influence on the behavior of pregnant women in interaction with medical recommendations. These beliefs generally offer explanations for gravidic and puerperal phenomena, helping to reduce the uncertainty of parents faced with the biological, psychological and social transitions of pregnancy. But certain beliefs can also be harmful, and alter the maternal experience of pregnancy and postpartum. In this paper, we provide an overview of the beliefs associated with the perinatal period. We successively detail the beliefs concerning fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, specifying the cultural beliefs from other cultures interacting with medical recommendations. Finally, we propose a neurocognitive model of perinatal beliefs generation, and we show the need to know these beliefs to improve care in midwifery, obstetrics, and fetal medicine.
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- Hugo Bottemanne
- Department of Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neurosciences, Sorbonne University/Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France; Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, Sorbonne University/CNRS/INSERM, Paris, France; Sorbonne University, Department of Philosophy, SND Research Unit, UMR 8011, CNRS, Paris, France.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neurosciences, Sorbonne University/Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neurosciences, Sorbonne University/Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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Recio-Vivas AM, Font-Jiménez I, Mansilla-Domínguez JM, Belzunegui-Eraso A, Díaz-Pérez D, Lorenzo-Allegue L, Peña-Otero D. Fear and Attitude towards SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection in Spanish Population during the Period of Confinement. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19020834. [PMID: 35055656 PMCID: PMC8775959 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In January 2020, the WHO classified SARS-CoV-2 infection as a public health emergency and it was declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The media warned about the danger of infection, fuelling the population’s fear of the new situation and increasing the perception of risk. This fear can cause behaviour that will determine the course of the pandemic and, therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyse the fear of infection from COVID-19 among the Spanish population during the state of emergency. A cross-sectional, descriptive observational study was conducted with 16,372 participants. Data on sociodemographic factors, health factors, risk perception and fear were collected through an online survey. Level of fear is associated with older age, a lower level of education, having a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the immediate surroundings and living with and belonging to the most socioeconomically vulnerable group of people. Risk perception is associated with increased preventive behaviour. This paper provides relevant information for the public health sector since it contributes first-hand knowledge of population data that is highly useful in terms of prevention. Understanding the experiences of people in this pandemic helps to create more effective future intervention strategies in terms of planning and management for crisis situations.
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- Ana María Recio-Vivas
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Science, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.R.-V.); (I.F.-J.); (L.L.-A.)
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Science, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.R.-V.); (I.F.-J.); (L.L.-A.)
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Science, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.R.-V.); (I.F.-J.); (L.L.-A.)
- Correspondence:
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- Medical Anthropology Research Centre, Department of Quantitative Methods at the Faculty of Nursing, Rovira i Virgili University, 43002 Tarragona, Spain;
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- Respiratory Nursing Department at SEPAR, Respiratory Nurse at the Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery Service of the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria (Tenerife), 38010 Santa Cruz, Spain;
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Science, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain; (A.M.R.-V.); (I.F.-J.); (L.L.-A.)
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- Respiratory Nursing Department at SEPAR, Nurse Member of the IDIVAL and IiSGM Research Institutes, 28007 Madrid, Spain;
- Hospital de Sierrallana, Cantabrian Health Service, 39300 Torrelavega, Spain
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Bottemanne H, Vahdat B, Jouault C, Tibi R, Joly L. Becoming a Mother During COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Protect Maternal Mental Health Against Stress Factors. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:764207. [PMID: 35368728 PMCID: PMC8964966 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.764207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were an increasing prevalence of perinatal psychiatric symptoms, such as perinatal anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorders. This growth could be caused by a range of direct and indirect stress factors related to the virus and changes in health, social and economic organization. In this review, we explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health, and propose a range of hypothesis about their etiological mechanisms. We suggest first that the fear of being infected or infected others (intrauterine transmission, passage of the virus from mother to baby during childbirth, infection through breast milk), and the uncertainty about the effect of the virus on the fetuses and infants may have played a key-role to weakening the mental health of mothers. We also highlight that public health policies such as lockdown, limiting prenatal visits, social distancing measures, and their many associated socio-economic consequences (unemployment, loss of income, and domestic violence) may have been an additional challenge for perinatal mental health. Ground on these hypotheses, we finally purpose some recommendations to protect perinatal mental health during a pandemic, including a range of specific support based on digital technologies (video consultations, phone applications) during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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- Hugo Bottemanne
- Department of Psychiatry, Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neurosciences, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.,Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne University/CNRS/INSERM, Paris, France.,Sorbonne University, Department of Philosophy, SND Research Unit, UMR 8011, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neurosciences, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neurosciences, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neurosciences, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.,Perinatal Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Robert Ballanger Hospital, GHT Grand Paris Nord-Est, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neurosciences, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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