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Anxiety, depression, and knowledge level in postpartum women during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Guvenc Gulten,
Yesilcinar İlknur,
Ozkececi Fulden,
Öksüz Emine,
Ozkececi Coşkun F.,
Konukbay Dilek,
Kok Gulsah,
Karasahin Kazım E.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12711
Subject(s) - anxiety , depression (economics) , covid-19 , pandemic , postpartum depression , medicine , psychiatry , cross sectional study , intervention (counseling) , pregnancy , clinical psychology , psychology , disease , macroeconomics , genetics , pathology , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics
Purpose This study aimed to assess anxiety, depression, and knowledge level in postpartum women during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Design and Methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted on 212 postpartum women using a web‐based online survey in Ankara, Turkey. Findings The prevalence of depression was 34.0%. The mean anxiety and COVID‐19 knowledge scores were 42.69 ± 9.93 and 9.69 ± 1.94, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the anxiety scores and depression status ( p < 0.001) of women. There were statistically significant differences between fear about being infected with COVID‐19 for themselves ( p = 0.01) and for babies ( p = 0.01) and the postpartum depression (PPD). Practice Implications During the COVID‐19 pandemic, early detection and appropriate and timely intervention to prevent and detect anxiety and PPD are crucial to the well‐being of a woman.