森林大火和孕妇在怀孕期间和最近产后的母亲的心理健康
Nicolas Cherbuin1, Amita Bansal2,3, Jane E Dahlstrom2,3,4
1National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
International journal of environmental research and public health
|January 26, 2024
概括
像野火这样的气候变化灾难对孕妇和新生母亲产生重大影响.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 气候变化的灾难,包括森林大火和流行病,给个人和社会带来了巨大的负担.
- 这些综合症对心理健康的影响尚不清楚,特别是对于孕妇和新生儿等弱势群体.
- 这项研究重点关注在2019/20年澳大利亚森林大火和COVID-19之后,孕妇和新生儿母亲的心理健康.
研究的目的:
- 调查孕妇和新生儿母亲的心理健康和福祉.
- 评估直接和间接接触2019/20年森林大火和COVID-19的影响.
- 了解这一群体对气候相关灾害的脆弱性.
主要方法:
- 在野火流域内招募孕妇,新和最近产后妇女.
- 利用三个在线调查收集有关心理健康和暴露的数据.
- 通过使用抑郁焦虑压力表 (DASS-21) 和WHO-5幸福指数评估心理健康.
- 通过自我报告测量了野火,烟雾和COVID-19暴露.
- 采用等级回归模型来分析暴露和心理健康结果之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 超过75%的参与者报告暴露在野火中,63%的参与者经历了严重的烟雾暴露.
- 与澳大利亚规范相比,参与者表现出更高的抑郁症 (+12%),焦虑 (+35%) 和压力 (+43%) 分数.
- 增加暴露在野火和烟雾中,但不是COVID-19,与较差的心理健康结果相关.
结论:
- 孕妇和有新生儿的母亲的心理健康明显容易受到气候灾难的影响,比如森林大火.
- 调查结果强调了在环境灾害期间和之后为这一人口群体提供有针对性的心理健康支持的需要.
- 这项研究强调了气候变化对母亲心理健康的重大公共卫生影响.
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