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Pregnancy-Specific Stress during the First Lockdown of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing Face-to-Face versus Online Recruitment

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  • Sandra Simó

    (Department of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Juanita Cajiao-Nieto

    (Grupo Interdisciplinario de Investigación en Salud, Fundación Universitaria Cafam, Bogotá 111121, Colombia)

  • Natalia V. Awad-Sirhan

    (Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago 7610658, Chile)

  • Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
    Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

The study aims to assess pregnancy-specific stress among pregnant women in Spain during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two samples of pregnant women from the south of Spain (Andalusia) were assessed using the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ) and a sociodemographic and obstetric questionnaire. Group 1 (N = 155) was recruited face-to-face, whereas Group 2 (N = 78) was recruited online. Pregnancy-specific stress levels were significantly different in both groups. The face-to-face group (Group 1) had higher pregnancy-specific stress levels than the online group (Group 2). The online sample over-represents young adult pregnant women with high education levels and a high number of previous miscarriages. The face-to-face study seems more accessible to racially and ethnically diverse groups. The main concern among both groups was the risk of having a sick neonate. Research during the COVID-19 pandemic can benefit from using online resources to collect data to screen and identify perinatal mental health problems in a crisis environment. Nevertheless, researchers should be aware of the potential limitations this strategy can have, for example, certain groups of people may have limited access to the internet.

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  • Sandra Simó & Juanita Cajiao-Nieto & Natalia V. Awad-Sirhan & Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez, 2022. "Pregnancy-Specific Stress during the First Lockdown of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing Face-to-Face versus Online Recruitment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:14102-:d:956790
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