Predictors of health anxiety during pregnancy

Prescott, Julie; Mackie, Lynn; Rathbone, Amy Leigh

doi:10.21037/mhealth.2018.04.04

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“…Also, the search results might not be prioritized to re ect each receiver's level of comprehension, clinical judgement, and health literacy. Although a large portion of participants in this study denied feeling worried when accessing online health information, health care professionals have a vital role of signposting expecting women to valid online resources that promote reassurance during pregnancy (14). Furthermore, social media accounts (47%) and websites (38%) were the two most common triggers of worry among our participants.…”

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Online Pregnancy-Related Information: Reliability and Worries Among Expectant Women In Qatar

Al-Dahshan

Chehab

Selim

2021

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Background: Although the internet can be a source of reassurance and clarification for expectant women, it ‎could cause concerns or feelings of worry when reading about pregnancy-related ‎information. The current research sought to assess the feelings of worry and perceived reliability towards online pregnancy-related information and the associated factors among expectant women attending antenatal clinics at primary healthcare centers in Qatar.Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed. The participants were recruited through a systematic random sampling technique. ‎A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used when appropriate‎.Results: A total of 327 expecting women completed the questionnaire. Most participants were aged between 26-34 years (74.1%), held a college/university degree (76.4%), and multigravidas (73.1%). About one-third of the women ‎(31.2‎%) reported feeling worried due to something they read online. The participants coped with these feelings by consulting their antenatal care provider at the next appointment (51.0%) or by talking with relatives and friends (47.0%). Furthermore, most women (79.2%) considered online pregnancy-related information to be reliable or highly reliable. Holding a college/university degree, primigravidae, and having no children were factors significantly associated with a high perception of reliability of online health information.Conclusion: Although online pregnancy information caused feelings of worry for some pregnant ‎women, most women perceived such information to be reliable. Thus, antenatal care providers should be equipped to guide pregnant women on how to access high-quality web-based information.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 83%

Online Pregnancy-Related Information: Reliability and Worries Among Expectant Women In Qatar

Al-Dahshan

Chehab

Selim

2021

Preprint

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“…(4) nalaze da je zdravstvena anksioznost povišena kod trudnica koje imaju neke komplikacije u trudnoći. Trudnice koje su svjesne da su pronašle dovoljno informacija o temi koja ih je zanimala, kao i one koje ne ponavljaju pretraživanje o istoj temi, imaju nižu zdravstvenu anksioznost (67).…”

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“…(4) found that health anxiety was elevated in pregnant woman who had complications in pregnancy. Pregnant women who are aware that they have found a sufficient amount of information on their topic of interest, as well as those who do not repeat searches on the same topic, have a lower level of health anxiety (67).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some women with elevated anxiety in pregnancy avoid any situations that could lead to more pronounced anxiety, which includes searching for information on the Internet or continuing to search for information after they have become upset by the information they have found. In contrast, other women constantly search for new information, attend testing and examina-ju s traženjem informacija na internetu (67). Tim trudnicama nakon pretraživanja interneta anksioznost u trudnoći može biti još viša nego što je bila prije pretraživanja, posebno jer su osobe koje su anksiozne oko zdravstvenih stanja sklonije tražiti negativne informacije koje ih mogu dodatno uplašiti, a ne umiriti (70).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Žene nakon pretraživanja mogu osjetiti osnaženost, osjećaj kontrole i sigurnost u donošenje nekih odluka (20). Mnoge se osjećaju puno informiranije, spremnije za razgovor sa stručnjakom na pregledu i aktivno uključeno u njegu koja im je pružena (20,67). Žene koje su informiranije češće se upuštaju u tions often, and find it hard to stop searching for information on pregnancy online (67).…”

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The Importance of the Internet in Obtaining Healthrelated Information in Pregnant Women

Sostaric¹,

Jokić‐Begić²

2020

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The Internet has become a commonly used medium through which persons obtain information on health. Women use the Internet more often to obtain health-related information, and their tendency towards searching the Internet for information increases during pregnancy, which is a very important period in their lives. This review article presents findings on the phenomenon of searching the Internet for health-related information in pregnant women. It includes a detailed description of facilitating and inhibiting factors due to which pregnant women engage in Internet searches on health, as well as processes within the healthcare system that lead to such searches. We describe the most commonly used internet sources for health-related information and the most common search topics in pregnant women. Various aspects of the reliability of the information intended for pregnant women that can be found on the Internet are described, as well as factors that they take into account when evaluating the accuracy and the relevance of the information. We also present a concise overview of the demographic, obstetric, and psychological characteristics of pregnant women due to which they are more prone to web searches on information related to health. The psychological characteristics described herein comprise health literacy, self-efficacy, health-related locus of control, health-related anxiety, and pregnancy-specific anxiety. We explain the effects and consequences of Internet searches on the functioning and wellbeing of pregnant women, with an emphasis on compulsive web searches and intensification of anxiety after searching. Finally, we describe the importance of research in this area given the numerous practical applications.

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Health anxiety and oppressive support: their impact on decisions for non-urgent use of the emergency department of obstetrics and gynecology

Mazzoni,

Amadori,

Sebri

et al. 2023

Curr Psychol

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The high number of non-urgent visits to the emergency departments of obstetrics and gynecology (EDOG) is receiving increasing attention from researchers and public health professionals. The decision to access the EDOG is the result of a decision-making process based on three phases, from the problem recognition to the intention to seek medical care, and the decision to visit the EDOG. Each stage may depend on different psychological and social factors, but their specific role is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological and social factors which are implied in the decision-making process leading to non-urgent visits to the emergency department. A questionnaire was administered to 280 women between the 10th and the 14th week of pregnancy. Results showed that health anxiety had a positive effect on all three stages of the decision-making process (problem recognition, seeking medical care, and visiting the emergency department). Satisfaction with the prenatal care service showed a positive effect on the first two stages, while oppressive support had a positive effect on visiting the emergency department. We suggest that educational interventions for patients and family members aimed at reducing health anxiety and oppressive support during pregnancy could reduce the number of inappropriate accesses to the emergency department, with a beneficial effect on its functioning, patient-and-caregiver relationship, and the healthcare system costs.

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Predictors of health anxiety during pregnancy

Cited by 20 publications

References 15 publications

Online Pregnancy-Related Information: Reliability and Worries Among Expectant Women In Qatar

Online Pregnancy-Related Information: Reliability and Worries Among Expectant Women In Qatar

The Importance of the Internet in Obtaining Healthrelated Information in Pregnant Women

Health anxiety and oppressive support: their impact on decisions for non-urgent use of the emergency department of obstetrics and gynecology

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