The impact of Covid-19 on women’s mental health and quality of life: a university public hospital survey
International Journal of Development Research
The impact of Covid-19 on women’s mental health and quality of life: a university public hospital survey
Received 09th January, 2021; Received in revised form 27th January, 2021; Accepted 15th February, 2021; Published online 26th March, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Gabriel D. Pannain et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: A new pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization in January 2020. Since this event, there have been many concerns about pregnant women and those with other health conditions, such as infertility and endometriosis. The aim of the current study was to analyze emotional and psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on female patients exposed to different health conditions. Study design: a transversal study was performed in a university hospital among pregnant women undergoing prenatal care and the patients with the diagnosis of endometriosis and infertility, by an online questionnaire. Results: For anxiety, no statistically significant difference was found. For depression, we found that women with infertility (CI 95%: -0,7830 - -0,0688, p-value 0,013), high risk pregnancy (CI 95%: -0,9592 - -0,2956 p-value 0,000) and low risk pregnancy (CI 95%: -1,0578 – -0,2755 p-value 0,000) had more symptoms. For stress, we found that women with infertility (CI 95%: -0,7990 - -0,0899) and high-risk pregnancy (CI 95%: -0,6709 - -0,0120, p-value 0,039) had more complaints. Conclusion: Our study showed that pandemic may have worsened the mental health of some groups of female patients. To ensure better assistance, psychosocial aspects of these patients must be valued.
