The influence of lifestyles to cope with stress over mental health in pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic affected daily life routines and lifestyles of pregnant and postpartum women and increased their stress and risk of suffering from mental health problems. The aim of this study was to analyse which sociodemographic variables, COVID-19 exposure variables and lifestyles to cope with stress variables predicted anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms in pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional design was performed with a sample of 3356 Spanish women participating in the Riseup-PPD-COVID-19 study. These participants completed an online survey composed of measures of anxiety (GAD-7), depression (EPDS), and PTSD related to COVID-19 (Checklist DSM-5), as well as demographics, exposure to COVID-19, and lifestyles to cope with stress. Regardi

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Baya D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9200375 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature