Relationships between changes due to COVID-19 pandemic and the depressive and anxiety symptoms among mothers of infants and/or preschoolers: a prospective follow-up study from pre-COVID-19 Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mothers with young children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of the lifestyle changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the association between such changes and maternal mental health has not been examined, and comparable pre-COVID-19 baseline data were lacking. Thus, we aimed to examine the relationships between changes due to COVID-19 pandemic and the development of depressive and anxiety symptoms among mothers of infants and/or preschoolers in Japan.

Design

Prospective follow-up study. The baseline survey was conducted in February 2020, and the follow-up survey was conducted in June 2020.

Setting

All 47 prefectures in Japan.

Participants

At the baseline, 4700 mothers of infants and/or preschoolers (0-6 years) participated

SUBMITTER: Kimura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907626 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature