RT Journal Article
T1 Pregnancy-Specific Stress during the First Lockdown of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing Face-to-Face versus Online Recruitment.
A1 Simo, Sandra
A1 Cajiao-Nieto, Juanita
A1 Awad-Sirhan, Natalia V
A1 Caparros-Gonzalez, Rafael A
K1 COVID-19
K1 maternal mental health
K1 online survey
K1 perinatal mental health
K1 pregnancy-specific stress
K1 prenatal health
AB The study aims to assess pregnancy-specific stress among pregnant women in Spain during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two samples of pregnant women from the south of Spain (Andalusia) were assessed using the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ) and a sociodemographic and obstetric questionnaire. Group 1 (N = 155) was recruited face-to-face, whereas Group 2 (N = 78) was recruited online. Pregnancy-specific stress levels were significantly different in both groups. The face-to-face group (Group 1) had higher pregnancy-specific stress levels than the online group (Group 2). The online sample over-represents young adult pregnant women with high education levels and a high number of previous miscarriages. The face-to-face study seems more accessible to racially and ethnically diverse groups. The main concern among both groups was the risk of having a sick neonate. Research during the COVID-19 pandemic can benefit from using online resources to collect data to screen and identify perinatal mental health problems in a crisis environment. Nevertheless, researchers should be aware of the potential limitations this strategy can have, for example, certain groups of people may have limited access to the internet.
YR 2022
FD 2022-10-25
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21117
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21117
LA en
NO Simó S, Cajiao-Nieto J, Awad-Sirhan NV, Caparros-Gonzalez RA. Pregnancy-Specific Stress during the First Lockdown of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing Face-to-Face versus Online Recruitment. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 28;19(21):14102.
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025