Open AccessThe role of psychological self‐care on worry of vaccination against COVID‐19 in Iranian pregnant women: A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Mirtabar Seyyedeh M.,
Kheirkhah Farzan,
Basirat Zahra,
Barat Shahnaz,
Pahlavan Zeynab,
Ghadimi Reza,
Gholinia Hemmat,
Fateri Nooshin,
ZarinKamar Banafsheh,
Faramarzi Mahbobeh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health science reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.462
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2398-8835
DOI - 10.1002/hsr2.711
Subject(s) - worry , covid-19 , cross sectional study , medicine , vaccination , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , virology , anxiety , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background and Aims Although previous studies have reported some psychological factors to prevent the worry of vaccination against COVID‐19 in pregnant women, the role of psychological self‐care is unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the role of psychological self‐care in pregnant women on the depressive symptoms, psychological distress, and worry of vaccination against COVID‐19. Methods The present cross‐sectional study was conducted during the peak of the Delta variant of COVID‐19 in Babol city (North, Iran) from August to November 2021. Two hundred pregnant women referring to three prenatal clinics completed five questionnaires including; demographic characteristics, Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, psychological self‐care, brief symptom inventory 18, corona disease anxiety scale, and acceptance of vaccination‐3 inventory. Results Pregnant women were in relatively good condition based on psychological self‐care but were not significantly associated with demographic characteristics, such as age, gestational age, educational background, pregnancy, and risk of parity. It was psychological self‐care of pregnant women which negatively predicted the depressive symptoms ( β = −0.311, p < 0.001), anxiety symptoms ( β = −0.269, p < 0.001), psychological distress ( β = −0.269, p < 0.001), and worry of vaccination against COVID‐19 ( β = −0.214, p < 0.001). Conclusion Women's psychological self‐care plays a protective role against the depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, psychological distress, and worry of vaccination against COVID‐19 during pregnancy. Clinicians need to pay more attention to the role of psychological self‐care as an important factor in preventing the symptoms of anxiety and depression during regular pregnancy visits.