Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mus Alparslan University, 49100, Muş, Turkey.
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
J Relig Health. 2022 Feb;61(1):798-810. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01448-7. Epub 2021 Oct 26.
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between pregnant women's fear of coronavirus (COVID-19), depression, and spiritual well-being. This cross-sectional research was carried out with 336 pregnant women living in a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey between the 1st of March and 30th of March 2021. For data collection, the scales of the Fear of COVID-19, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Spiritual Well-being were administered to the participants. The pregnant women's fear of COVID-19 was found to be at a moderate level, their depression was at a mild level, and their spiritual well-being was above the moderate level. It was found that there was a significant negative correlation between the spiritual well-being levels of pregnant women and their fear of COVID-19 and depression. Moreover, it was also found that there was a significant positive correlation between pregnant women's levels of fear of COVID-19 and depression (p < 0.001). It is recommended that relevant spiritual care practices can be disseminated and implemented effectively to reduce pregnant women's fear and depression during the pandemic. In addition, when providing care to pregnant women, health professionals can adopt a holistic approach to increase pregnant women's spiritual well-being.
本研究旨在探讨孕妇对冠状病毒（COVID-19）的恐惧、抑郁与精神健康之间的关系。这是一项横断面研究，于 2021 年 3 月 1 日至 3 月 30 日期间在土耳其东安纳托利亚地区的一个城市中对 336 名孕妇进行了研究。为了收集数据，向参与者发放了 COVID-19 恐惧量表、贝克抑郁量表和精神健康量表。结果发现，孕妇对 COVID-19 的恐惧处于中等水平，抑郁处于轻度水平，精神健康处于中等以上水平。研究还发现，孕妇的精神健康水平与 COVID-19 恐惧和抑郁呈显著负相关。此外，孕妇对 COVID-19 的恐惧与抑郁呈显著正相关（p<0.001）。建议在大流行期间有效传播和实施相关的精神关怀实践，以减轻孕妇的恐惧和抑郁。此外，在为孕妇提供护理时，医疗保健专业人员可以采取整体方法来提高孕妇的精神健康水平。
