Pregnancy-specific health anxiety: symptom or diagnosis?

Rathbone, Amy Leigh; Prescott, Julie

doi:10.12968/bjom.2019.27.5.288

Cited by 19 publications

(18 citation statements)

References 42 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Stress and anxiety during pregnancy are associated with poor outcomes for women including preeclampsia, low birth weight, depression and more nausea and vomiting [3]. Women with anxiety during pregnancy may experience symptoms such as worry, stress, difficulty staying calm, sleep disturbances and negative thoughts that may prevent good sleep [4].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Health anxiety and related factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from Iran

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many countries around the world and Iran was no exception. The aim of this study was to evaluate health anxiety of Iranian pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 300 pregnant women in different trimesters (n = 100 in each trimester) were recruited. A demographic questionnaire and the Health Anxiety Questionnaire were used to collect data. Scores of < 27, 27–34 and more than 35 were defined as low, moderate and high health anxiety, respectively. Due to nationwide restrictions, data were collected through social media groups. Chi-square tests, ANOVA and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. Results Mean (SD) total anxiety scores were 22.3 ± 9.5, 24.6 ± 9.3 and 25.4 ± 10.6 in the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy, respectively. 9, 13 and 21% of women had severe anxiety in the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy, respectively. Women in the third trimester had significantly higher health anxiety scores than those in the first trimester (p = 0.045). Conclusion At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy were more worried about consequences of disease, but total health anxiety scores were significantly higher among women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Health care providers should pay more attention to the mental health of pregnant women in times of crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Women with anxiety during pregnancy may experience symptoms such as worry, stress, difficulty staying calm, sleep disturbances and negative thoughts that may prevent good sleep [4]. Anxiety during pregnancy often co-exists with depression [5]. Disorders such as perinatal depression may be associated with poorer outcomes of pregnancy [6].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health anxiety and related factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from Iran

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Health anxiety may manifest in two types: illness anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder and the symptoms of anxiety may vary from mild to severe that show clinical signs (5). Stress and anxiety during pregnancy are associated with disorders such as preeclampsia, low birth weight, depression and more nausea and vomiting (6).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Stress and anxiety during pregnancy are associated with disorders such as preeclampsia, low birth weight, depression and more nausea and vomiting (6). Women with anxiety during pregnancy may experience symptoms such as worry, stress, having di culty to stay calm, sleep disturbances, having negative thoughts that may prevent good sleep (7). In the other hand, disorders such as depression may deteriorate the outcomes of pregnancy (8).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Anxiety of Pregnant Women and Its Related Factors During the Pandemic of Corona Virus

Saadati

Abedi

2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background The pandemic of COVID-19 affected many countries as well as Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the health anxiety of the Iranian pregnant women in time of the pandemic of the corona virus. Methods In this cross-sectional study 300 pregnant women in different trimesters (n = 100 in each trimester) were recruited. A demographic questionnaire and the Health Anxiety questionnaire were used to collect data. Because of quarantine data were collected through social media groups. The chi-square, ANOVA and multiple linear regression were used to analyze data. Results The total score of anxiety was 22.3 ± 9.5, 24.6 ± 9.3 and 25.4 ± 10.6 in the first, second and third trimester of pregnancy. Totally 9%, 13% and 21% of the women had severe anxiety or scores ≥ 35 in the first, second and third trimester of pregnancy respectively. Pregnant women in the third trimester significantly had more health anxiety score than the first trimester ones. Pregnant women in the third trimester had significantly higher scores of “total health anxiety”, in comparison with that of first trimester (p = 0.045). Conclusion At the time of the pandemic of COVID-19, women in the second and third trimester of pregnancy were more worry about consequences of disease, but the total score of health anxiety was significantly more in the women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Health care providers should pay more attention to the mental health of pregnant women in times of crises such as Corona pandemic.

show abstract

“…Stress and anxiety during pregnancy are associated with disorders such as preeclampsia, low birth weight, depression and more nausea and vomiting (3). Women with anxiety during pregnancy may experience symptoms such as worry, stress, having di culty to stay calm, sleep disturbances, and having negative thoughts that may prevent good sleep (4).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health anxiety and related factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study from Iran

Saadati

Afshari

Boostani

et al. 2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The pandemic of COVID-19 affected many countries around the world and Iran was no exception. The aim of this study was to evaluate the health anxiety of the Iranian pregnant women during the pandemic of the COVID-19. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 300 pregnant women in different trimesters (n=100 in each trimester) were recruited. A demographic questionnaire and the Health Anxiety questionnaire were used to collect the data. The total score < 27 of means low health anxiety, scores between 27-34 mean moderate health anxiety, and scores more than 35 means high health anxiety. Due to nationwide restrictions, data were collected through social media groups. The chi-square, ANOVA and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. Results: The total score of anxiety was 22.3±9.5, 24.6±9.3 and 25.4±10.6 in the first, second and third trimester of pregnancy, respectively. Particularly, 9%, 13% and 21% of the women had severe anxiety or scores≥35 in the first, second and third trimester of pregnancy respectively. Pregnant women in the third trimester had significantly higher health anxiety score and higher scores of “total health anxiety” than did those in the first trimester (p=0.045). Conclusion: At the time of the pandemic of COVID-19, women in the second and third trimester of pregnancy were more worried about consequences of disease, but the total score of health anxiety was significantly higher among women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Health care providers should pay more attention to the mental health of pregnant women in times of crises such as Corona pandemic.

show abstract

Pregnancy-specific health anxiety: symptom or diagnosis?

Cited by 19 publications

References 42 publications

Health anxiety and related factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from Iran

Health anxiety and related factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from Iran

Health Anxiety of Pregnant Women and Its Related Factors During the Pandemic of Corona Virus

Health anxiety and related factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study from Iran

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About