Comparison of Stress-Coping Levels of Pregnant Women with and without High-Risk Pregnancy and Determination of the Affecting Factors During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Coping, COVID-19, Stress, Risk, PregnantAbstract
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare stress coping levels of pregnant women with and without high-risk pregnancy and determine the affecting factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional, and relational screening study was conducted with 203 pregnant women. Data were collected through the descriptive characteristics form and the Stress-Coping Style Scale.
Results: The average age of women with high-risk pregnancy was 30.80±5.46 with a current average of 34.13±5.14 gestational week, and 73.3% of women were found to experience stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The average age of women with no high-risk pregnancy was 29.07±5.54 with a current average of 34.56±6.23 gestational week, and 54.9% of women were found to experience stress due to the COVID-19. The comparison of the Stress-Coping Style Scale sub-scale mean scores of women with/without high-risk pregnancy showed that the difference between the groups was statistically significant according to the Seeking Social Support Approach, Desperate Approach, and Submissive Approach sub-scale mean scores (p≤0.001).
Conclusion: Stress-coping approach of women with high-risk pregnancy were found to be affected by delaying going to the hospital due to a problem experienced during pregnancy in the pandemic period. However, stress-coping in women without high-risk pregnancy were found to be affected by factors such as thinking that pregnant women were more at risk during the pandemic, thinking that the COVID-19 would harm the baby, experiencing stress due to the COVID-19, and delaying going to the hospital due to a problem experienced during pregnancy in the pandemic period.
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