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Coping Strategies and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pregnant Women with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Background and Objectives: As maternal deaths associated with the SARS-CoV-2 infection remain at several times greater than the general population, significant factors that might contribute to the higher mortality and morbidity rate are the psychological impact of the disease and pregnancy itself. T...

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Autores principales: Timircan, Madalina, Bratosin, Felix, Vidican, Iulia, Suciu, Oana, Turaiche, Mirela, Bota, Adrian Vasile, Mitrescu, Sorina, Marincu, Iosif
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8539137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34684150
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101113
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author Timircan, Madalina
Bratosin, Felix
Vidican, Iulia
Suciu, Oana
Turaiche, Mirela
Bota, Adrian Vasile
Mitrescu, Sorina
Marincu, Iosif
author_facet Timircan, Madalina
Bratosin, Felix
Vidican, Iulia
Suciu, Oana
Turaiche, Mirela
Bota, Adrian Vasile
Mitrescu, Sorina
Marincu, Iosif
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description Background and Objectives: As maternal deaths associated with the SARS-CoV-2 infection remain at several times greater than the general population, significant factors that might contribute to the higher mortality and morbidity rate are the psychological impact of the disease and pregnancy itself. Therefore, the current study’s main objective was to assess how pregnant women react and cope with the stress of COVID-19 disease and how it influences their overall health and quality of life in healthcare facilities. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included 304 pregnant women who successfully completed standardized forms to assess our topics of interest, comprising of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Short Form Health Survey-12, the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory scale, the CORE-Outcome Measure Questionnaire, and the Quality from the Patient’s Perspective questionnaire. Results: Unemployed, pregnant women living in poverty in the rural areas had higher SARS-CoV-2 infection rates during pregnancy. They faced higher anxiety levels and depression rates, with associated increased physical burden and exhaustion. However, these findings are not influenced by hospital care since it remained unchanged among COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 maternity units, excepting significantly lower technical competence scores of COVID-19 facilities. Conclusions: As the pandemic’s consequences emerge and additional outbreaks occur, care must prioritize the additional physical burden experienced by pregnant women who have contracted COVID-19, as well as psychological, emotional, and mental health support.
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spelling pubmed-85391372021-10-24 Coping Strategies and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pregnant Women with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Timircan, Madalina Bratosin, Felix Vidican, Iulia Suciu, Oana Turaiche, Mirela Bota, Adrian Vasile Mitrescu, Sorina Marincu, Iosif Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: As maternal deaths associated with the SARS-CoV-2 infection remain at several times greater than the general population, significant factors that might contribute to the higher mortality and morbidity rate are the psychological impact of the disease and pregnancy itself. Therefore, the current study’s main objective was to assess how pregnant women react and cope with the stress of COVID-19 disease and how it influences their overall health and quality of life in healthcare facilities. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included 304 pregnant women who successfully completed standardized forms to assess our topics of interest, comprising of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Short Form Health Survey-12, the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory scale, the CORE-Outcome Measure Questionnaire, and the Quality from the Patient’s Perspective questionnaire. Results: Unemployed, pregnant women living in poverty in the rural areas had higher SARS-CoV-2 infection rates during pregnancy. They faced higher anxiety levels and depression rates, with associated increased physical burden and exhaustion. However, these findings are not influenced by hospital care since it remained unchanged among COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 maternity units, excepting significantly lower technical competence scores of COVID-19 facilities. Conclusions: As the pandemic’s consequences emerge and additional outbreaks occur, care must prioritize the additional physical burden experienced by pregnant women who have contracted COVID-19, as well as psychological, emotional, and mental health support. MDPI 2021-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8539137/ /pubmed/34684150 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101113 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Bota, Adrian Vasile
Mitrescu, Sorina
Marincu, Iosif
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8539137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34684150
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101113
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