Psychiatric symptoms and couple satisfaction in parents of newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic-A comparison of two prospective studies

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AIMS: To assess anxiety, depression, perceived stress, couple satisfaction and life satisfaction of parents of healthy newborns in two cohorts in 2015 and in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DESIGN: A prospective follow-up study.

METHODS: We enrolled 60 parents of healthy newborns (n = 30 dyads) in 2015 and 60 parents (n = 30 dyads) in 2020. Both parents completed six valid and reliable questionnaires independently 1-2 days and 12 months after delivery: Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Couple Satisfaction Index and Life Satisfaction Scale-4.

RESULTS: Anxiety was more common but couple satisfaction better in both parents during the COVID-19 pandemic than in 2015. Depressive symptoms and perceived stress were similarly low, and life satisfaction was similarly high in both cohorts, indicating ample parental resilience. There was a moderate positive association between previous mental health disorders and parental anxiety after delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Nursing open - 10(2023), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 2667-2677

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Isokääntä, Siiri [VerfasserIn]
Koivula, Krista [VerfasserIn]
Kokki, Hannu [VerfasserIn]
Palokangas, Sinivaula [VerfasserIn]
Tavast, Kati [VerfasserIn]
Toivonen, Iines [VerfasserIn]
Kokki, Merja [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anxiety
COVID-19
Depression
Fathers
Journal Article
Mothers
Newborn
Parents
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Resilience, psychological
Stress, psychological

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.03.2023

Date Revised 13.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/nop2.1475

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348935498