The emotional impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in women facing infertility
The emotional impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in women facing infertility
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DOI：
10.1080/13548506.2021.1922721
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发表时间：
2021-04-30
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Cunha, Marina
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作者：
Galhardo, Ana;Carolino, Nair;Cunha, Marina
面临不孕症的人们不可避免地受到COVID-19大流行的影响，不得不推迟他们的育儿计划。本研究旨在探讨COVID-19大流行对寻求辅助生殖技术（ART）的葡萄牙妇女的情绪影响（抑郁和焦虑症状以及感知压力）。结果显示，67.4%的参与者被监禁，但以合理的积极方式处理。继续在工作场所工作的女性比留在家里的女性表现出更高的抑郁和焦虑症状。当将当前样本与不孕症参考样本和社区样本进行比较时，没有发现抑郁和焦虑症状评分有显著差异。抑郁和焦虑症状保持稳定，但在八周的时间里，感知压力显着下降。尽管这些发现并不意味着COVID-19大流行导致心理问题恶化，但卫生专业人员应关注患者的长期心理后果。在重新开始ART治疗时，为女性提供额外的心理支持可能会有所帮助。
People facing infertility are inevitably affected by COVID-19 pandemic, having to delay their parental projects. This study aimed to explore the emotional impact (depression and anxiety symptoms and perceived stress) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portuguese women pursuing assisted reproductive technology (ART). Results showed 67.4% of participants were in confinement but were dealing with it in a reasonably positive way. Women who continued to work at their workplace presented significantly higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms than those who stayed at home. No significant differences were found regarding depression and anxiety symptoms scores when comparing the current sample with an infertility reference sample and a community sample. Depressive and anxiety symptoms remained stable, but there was a significant decrease in perceived stress over the eight-week period. Although these findings do not suggest a worsening of psychological difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals should be attentive to patients' long-term psychological consequences. It may be helpful to provide additional psychological support to women when restarting their ART treatments.