COVID-19 Quarantine-Related Mental Health Symptoms and their Correlates among Mothers: A Cross Sectional Study.

Background: One of the strictest quarantines worldwide to limit the spread of coronavirus was enforced in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: This study investigated reported mental health and changes in lifestyle practices among Jordanian mothers during COVID-19 quarantine. The specifi...

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Publicado en:Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 695 - 706
Autores principales: Malkawi, Somaya H., Almhdawi, Khader, Jaber, Alaa F., Alqatarneh, Nisrin S.
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Publicado: Springer Nature May2021
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          Malkawi, Somaya H.
          Almhdawi, Khader
          Jaber, Alaa F.
          Alqatarneh, Nisrin S.
        affil: Occupational Therapy Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Queen Rania Al Abdallah St. Amman, 11942, Amman, Jordan
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          COVID-19 Pandemic Jordan
          Quarantine Adverse Effects
          Mental Health
          Life Style Changes
          Mothers Psychosocial Factors
          Depression Symptoms
          Anxiety Symptoms
          Stress, Psychological Symptoms
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Human
          Cross Sectional Studies
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          Female
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          Residence Characteristics
          Urban Population
          Weight Gain
          Teaching
          Mother-Child Relations
          Domestic Violence
          Extended Family
          Caring
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      ab: Background: One of the strictest quarantines worldwide to limit the spread of coronavirus was enforced in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: This study investigated reported mental health and changes in lifestyle practices among Jordanian mothers during COVID-19 quarantine. The specific objectives included studying the level of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms and their potential statistical associations with demographic and lifestyle variables. Furthermore, the study aimed to investigate differences in mental health between different demographic and socio-economic groups and to examine the major lifestyle changes that occurred on mothers during the quarantine. Methods: An online survey was developed and administered to 2103 mothers. Participants were asked to complete a sociodemographic data form, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and a lifestyle section comparing the life of mothers before and during the quarantine. Reported scores of depression, anxiety, and stress were calculated and compared across different levels of demographics including income, education level, employment status, and city of residence. Results: This study found that mothers with lower income, lower education, not employed, or living in cities outside the capital of Jordan reported having more depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms (p <.005). Changes in their lifestyle practices included weight gain, increased time allocated for teaching children at home, increased familial violence at home, and increased time allocated for caring for their family members (average increase of 5 hours daily). Conclusions for Practice: The unprecedented times of quarantine have put mothers in unprecedented reported mental health problems. Providing psychological support to this group might be a priority.
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