The COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Well-Being of Pregnant Women in Japan: Need for Economic and Social Policy Interventions
| العنوان: | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Well-Being of Pregnant Women in Japan: Need for Economic and Social Policy Interventions |
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| المؤلفون: | Hanna Horiguchi, Midori Matsushima |
| المصدر: | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness |
| بيانات النشر: | Cambridge University Press, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Anhedonia, 0211 other engineering and technologies, Psychological intervention, Public Policy, 02 engineering and technology, Disease, Anxiety, 03 medical and health sciences, Social support, 0302 clinical medicine, Japan, Pregnancy, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Socioeconomic status, Pandemics, Depression (differential diagnoses), 021110 strategic, defence & security studies, business.industry, Depression, Brief Report, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, COVID-19, perceived risk, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Female, Pregnant Women, medicine.symptom, business, Demography |
| الوصف: | Objective:This study explores the mental well-being of pregnant women in Japan during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods:We collected 1777 responses from pregnant women through an online survey. Using the Japanese version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), we calculated the percentage of pregnant women above the cutoff (≥ 13), and the factor scores of anhedonia, anxiety, and depression. Regression analyses were performed to identify factors and socioeconomic characteristics correlated with depressive symptoms.Results:The point prevalence of pregnant women with an EPDS score of ≥ 13 was 17%. The mean scores were 0.73, 3.68, and 1.82 for anhedonia, anxiety, and depression, respectively. The probability of becoming above the cutoff score positively correlated with the cancellation of planned informal support, higher perceived risk for infection of COVID-19, difficulties in household finances, and lack of social support. Moreover, being younger, less wealthy, unemployed, and without a partner showed a significantly higher possibility of having a score above the cutoff.Conclusions:The present study found a high percentage of pregnant women with depressive symptoms. Notably, COVID-19-related variables, including perceived risk for the infection, fear of decreasing economic wealth, and social support, were significantly associated with depressive symptoms. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1938-744X 1935-7893 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::75242260eba149a158c424b4c255fb11 http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7642494 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....75242260eba149a158c424b4c255fb11 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 1938744X 19357893 |
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