The Relationship Between COVID-19 Fear and Sleep Quality in Pregnant Women.

Background: In the pandemic, problems such as anxiety and stress have increased due to the fear of contracting COVID-19, and individuals' sleep quality has been affected. Sleep is very important for maternal health and fetal development during pregnancy. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 1459 - 1472
Autores principales: Erbil, Nulufer, Yildiz, Gizem
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Publicado: International Journal of Caring Sciences Sep-Dec2023
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          Erbil, Nulufer
          Yildiz, Gizem
        affil: Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkiye
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          COVID-19 Psychosocial Factors
          Fear Evaluation
          Sleep Quality Evaluation
          Women Psychosocial Factors
          Pregnancy
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          Descriptive Statistics
          COVID-19 Pandemic
          Anxiety Evaluation
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      ab: Background: In the pandemic, problems such as anxiety and stress have increased due to the fear of contracting COVID-19, and individuals' sleep quality has been affected. Sleep is very important for maternal health and fetal development during pregnancy. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between COVID-19 fear and sleep quality of pregnant women and the factors affecting them. Methodology: Descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 295 pregnant women. Data were collected face-to-face, with written informed consent, using the Personal Information Form, Fear of COVID-19 Scale and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. In data analysis, parametric tests such as Independent Groups t test, One Way Anova Test, Pearson correlation test were used. Results: The mean age of the pregnant women was 28.6±4.97 years. The mean score of the total Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index was 6.56±2.88 and the mean score of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was 19.41±5.49. The mean total score of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index was higher in those who did not work, had a disease and had a second pregnancy, and the difference between them was significant (p<0.05). Sleep quality was poor in 59% of pregnant. A positive, low-level correlation was found between the COVID-19 Fear Scale and daytime dysfunction (r=0.187, p<0.01). Discussion: Similar to our findings, studies have found that the sleep quality of pregnant women during the pandemic period was poor and the levels of fear of COVID-19 were similar. In addition, similar to the findings of this study, another study found that sleep affected the anxiety level of pregnant women. Conclusions: It was found that the majority of pregnant women had poor sleep quality, and fear of COVID-19 caused pregnant women to experience daytime dysfunction. Further studies on COVID-19 fear and sleep quality of pregnant women are recommended.
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