The Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety, Stress Level, COVID-19 Fear with Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Pregnant Women: Descriptive Research

Abstract

This study was conducted to see the fear of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and depression, anxiety and stress with socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women. Material and Methods: The descriptive study was conducted with 209 pregnant women who met the research criteria and applied to the pregnant service of a training and research hospital between July 01, 2021-September 15, 2021. The data of the study were collected with the "Participant Information Form", "COVID-19 Fear Scale", and "Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale." The analysis of the data was made in the SPSS-25 package program, and the level of significance was accepted as p<0.05. Results: Average age of pregnant women was 27.70±5.51, the mean week of gestation was 27.31±9.92, 37.8% were between 24-28 years old, 37.8% had less than their income, 22% had less than their income. It was determined that she graduated from secondary school. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the number of pregnancies, the number of children and the fear of COVID-19, the age and planned pregnancy and depression, and the income level and stress (p<0.05). A positive and significant correlation was found between the total score on the fear of coronavirus scale and the total anxiety scores in pregnant women (p<0.05). Conclusion: It can be said that the anxiety level of pregnant women increases as the fear of COVID-19 increases. In the face with the anxiety, it is recommended that the expectant mother receives nursing support.