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Pregnancy and dysfunctional anxiety in women recovered from Covid-19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M. Lagha ,
G. Hamdi ,
N. Dhaouadi ,
S. Chebli  and
R. Ridha
M. Lagha
Affiliation:
Razi Hospital, Forensic Psychiatry, La Manouba, Tunisia
G. Hamdi
Affiliation:
Razi Hospital, Forensic Psychiatry, La Manouba, Tunisia
N. Dhaouadi
Affiliation:
Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Preventive Medicine, Ariana, Tunisia
S. Chebli*
Affiliation:
Razi Hospital, Forensic Psychiatry, La Manouba, Tunisia
R. Ridha
Affiliation:
Razi Hospital, Forensic Psychiatry, La Manouba, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Studies have shown an increasing prevalence of mental health issues in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them, pregnant women are a specific population at particular mental risk.

Objectives

The objectives of our study were to assess dysfunctional anxiety in women recovered from COVID-19 and to identify the impact of pregnancy on coronavirus-related dysfunctional anxiety.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional case-control study.

The women in the case group have been infected with Sars-Cov 2, with a benign or pauci-symptomatic clinical form, and cured for one to two months at the time of the study without any post-COVID complications. Women included in the control group have not been infected with Sars-Cov 2 .Anxiety was assessed by the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS).

Results

In total, we recruited 30 women in the case group and 30 women in the control group.The average age of the case group was 35.8 ±6.8 years versus an average age of 35.3 ± 6.33 years in the control group. In each group, four women were pregnant (13.3%). Nearly one-third of the patients in the case group had a CAS score indicating dysfunctional anxiety probably related to coronavirus (33.3%), with a significant difference with the control group (p=0.026). In the case group, pregnancy was a risk factor for dysfunctional anxiety with p=0.036, OR=19.46 and CI95% = [1.21-314.00].

Conclusions

COVID-19 has a negative impact on perinatal mental health. Specific support for pregnant women is recommanded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

AnxietywomenPregnancyCovid-19
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S504 - S505
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