在COVID-19大流行期间,母亲抑郁和焦虑症状的变化和预测因素
Nicole Racine1, André Plamondon2, Brae Anne McArthur3,4
1School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Vanier 4087, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada. nracine2@uottawa.ca.
Archives of women's mental health
|June 29, 2023
概括
在疫情期间,孕产妇的抑郁和焦虑症状增加. 预先存在的症状和不良应对策略恶化了心理健康,而关系质量提供了保护.
科学领域:
- 围产期心理健康问题
- 流行病的心理影响 流行病的心理影响
- 孕产妇的精神健康
背景情况:
- 母亲的心理健康对儿童的发展和家庭的福祉至关重要.
- 随着COVID-19的流行,孕产妇的心理健康面临着前所未有的挑战.
- 了解纵向变化和保护因素对于有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行之前和期间检查母亲抑郁和焦虑症状的纵向变化.
- 确定症状变化的预测因素,包括大流行前的心理健康,应对策略和关系质量.
- 探索可能减轻母亲不良心理健康结果的保护因素.
主要方法:
- 纵向研究设计涉及2152名中高收入的加拿大女性.
- 数据收集发生在流行病前 (2017-2019) 和三个流行病时间点 (2020-2021).
- 使用统计分析来评估症状变化和确定预测因素.
主要成果:
- 在整个大流行期间,母亲的抑郁和焦虑症状得分一直在持续上升.
- 流行病前的抑郁症状预测在流行病期间抑郁症状的增加更大.
- 有效的应对策略和高的关系质量与较低的症状严重程度有关.
结论:
- COVID-19大流行严重影响了母亲的心理健康,导致抑郁症和焦虑症的持续增加.
- 具有先前存在的抑郁症状的个人更容易受到心理健康恶化的影响.
- 专注于增强应对机制和加强关系质量的干预措施对于支持母亲心理健康至关重要.
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