Affiliation:
1. Tarbiat Modares University Faculty of Medical Sciences
2. Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
3. Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
4. University of Tehran
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world. This epidemic has created stress and anxiety for pregnant women in different parts of the world. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life (QoL) with anxiety, depression, coronavirus induced anxiety, sexual function (SF), and marital satisfaction (MS) in pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic.Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study involving 261 pregnant women, administered through an online survey.Outcomes: The Short-Form Health Survey (SF_12), Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and coronavirus induced anxiety questionnaire, Padua Obsession Questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) are used for data collection. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis.Results: The overall goodness-of-fit statistics revealed that the predictors of QoL had excellent fitness indices (RMSEA=0.02; AGFI=0.99). The results show that coronavirus induced anxiety, marital satisfaction (MS), sexual function (SF), depression, and anxiety have a direct effect on women’s QoL. Among the variables, GHQ has a more direct effect on women’s QoL. General health (GH) is considered as a mediator variable; variables such as anxiety, depression, and coronavirus induced anxiety with effect on GH can impress QoL. Anxiety as a main predictor of QoL, with direct and indirect effects through GH, depression, SF, and MS can impress QoL.Conclusion: Since the QoL in pregnant women is associated with coronavirus epidemics, these results can be used to plan to improve the health and QoL of these people.
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