Research groups at Hokkaido Kyoiku University and Tohoku University conducted a questionnaire survey on pregnant women and fertility-treated patients regarding anxiety about the new coronavirus, which affects the high level of infection anxiety among pregnant women in Japan and the infection anxiety. Clarified the factors.
While many people are forced to change their lifestyles due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), pregnant women who are refraining from visiting medical facilities for fear of infection and pregnancy due to delayed treatment Pregnancy treatment patients facing stressors such as lost opportunities are presumed to be anxious.
Therefore, in this study, in order to clarify the anxiety of pregnant women and infertility treatment patients in Japan regarding COVID-19, we used an online service and conducted an arbitrary questionnaire between May 2020 and June 5, 19. We conducted a survey to study.We analyzed the responses of 6 pregnant women and 6 infertility treatment patients who were valid responses, and measured the anxiety of new coronavirus infection in pregnant women and infertility treatment patients using the new coronavirus fear scale (Fear of COVID-292 Scale). As a result, both pregnant women and fertility-treated patients had a high level of anxiety, especially in pregnant women.
Among pregnant women, when comparing the anxiety of pregnant women in Japan and Iran, the anxiety score of pregnant women in Japan was significantly higher than that of pregnant women in Iran.In addition, as a result of analyzing the relationship between each variable and anxiety, three infections were "stockpiling behavior such as stockpiling", "behavior to monitor daily health such as physical condition check", and "most important information source". It turned out to be a factor that raises anxiety.Pregnant women who regard the Internet and SNS as important sources of information were less anxious than pregnant women who regarded traditional media such as newspapers and television as important sources of information.
This study presents findings on the structure of anxiety about infection in pregnant women and suggests the need for mental care in pregnant women.
Paper information:[Journal of Affective Disorders Reports] Fear of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among pregnant and infertile women in Japan
