Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019
<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Cumulative evidence suggests that early identification of anxiety in pregnancy is important, given that antenatal anxiety has been linked to morbid outcomes in expecting mothers and their offspring. However, the burden of antenatal anxiety...
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| author | Sarah Naja (9954737) |
| author2 | Noora Al Kubaisi (10022087) Rajvir Singh (315457) Iheb Bougmiza (8962583) |
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| author_facet | Sarah Naja (9954737) Noora Al Kubaisi (10022087) Rajvir Singh (315457) Iheb Bougmiza (8962583) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Sarah Naja (9954737) Noora Al Kubaisi (10022087) Rajvir Singh (315457) Iheb Bougmiza (8962583) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2020-10-23T00:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05264 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Reproductive medicine Health sciences Nursing Psychology Clinical and health psychology Epidemiology Obstetrics & gynecology Public health Clinical psychology Pregnancy Social sciences Anxiety Pregnancy-specific EPDS-3A PRAQ-R2 |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 |
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| description | <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Cumulative evidence suggests that early identification of anxiety in pregnancy is important, given that antenatal anxiety has been linked to morbid outcomes in expecting mothers and their offspring. However, the burden of antenatal anxiety is not yet known in Qatar. This research aims to measure the prevalence and determinants of generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety among pregnant women.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Eight hundred pregnant women completed a structured interview and self-administrated questionnaires after being selected through probability sampling from nine primary healthcare centers distributed across Qatar. We subjected the data to Binary and Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis. Furthermore, we conducted a Confirmatory Factor Analysis for the utilized scales.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Out of eight hundred participants, 26.5% reported high pregnancy-related anxiety, while 16.4% had a generalized anxiety disorder. A high level of perceived social support and resilience was shown to mitigate generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety. However, we revealed that different determinants influence the two types of anxiety.</p><h3>Limitations</h3><p dir="ltr">There is no recognized optimal cut-off point to distinguish ‘high risk’ in pregnancy-related anxiety scales.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">Pregnancy-related anxiety is more prevalent than generalized anxiety among pregnant women in Qatar, indicating that stakeholders must include screening for pregnancy-related anxiety in Qatar's clinical guidelines. Tailored interventional studies could focus on increasing resilience and social support to decrease the burden of antenatal anxiety.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Heliyon<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05264" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05264</a></p> |
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| spelling | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019Sarah Naja (9954737)Noora Al Kubaisi (10022087)Rajvir Singh (315457)Iheb Bougmiza (8962583)Biomedical and clinical sciencesReproductive medicineHealth sciencesNursingPsychologyClinical and health psychologyEpidemiologyObstetrics & gynecologyPublic healthClinical psychologyPregnancySocial sciencesAnxietyPregnancy-specificEPDS-3APRAQ-R2<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Cumulative evidence suggests that early identification of anxiety in pregnancy is important, given that antenatal anxiety has been linked to morbid outcomes in expecting mothers and their offspring. However, the burden of antenatal anxiety is not yet known in Qatar. This research aims to measure the prevalence and determinants of generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety among pregnant women.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Eight hundred pregnant women completed a structured interview and self-administrated questionnaires after being selected through probability sampling from nine primary healthcare centers distributed across Qatar. We subjected the data to Binary and Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis. Furthermore, we conducted a Confirmatory Factor Analysis for the utilized scales.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Out of eight hundred participants, 26.5% reported high pregnancy-related anxiety, while 16.4% had a generalized anxiety disorder. A high level of perceived social support and resilience was shown to mitigate generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety. However, we revealed that different determinants influence the two types of anxiety.</p><h3>Limitations</h3><p dir="ltr">There is no recognized optimal cut-off point to distinguish ‘high risk’ in pregnancy-related anxiety scales.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">Pregnancy-related anxiety is more prevalent than generalized anxiety among pregnant women in Qatar, indicating that stakeholders must include screening for pregnancy-related anxiety in Qatar's clinical guidelines. Tailored interventional studies could focus on increasing resilience and social support to decrease the burden of antenatal anxiety.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Heliyon<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05264" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05264</a></p>2020-10-23T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05264https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Generalized_and_pregnancy-related_anxiety_prevalence_and_predictors_among_pregnant_women_attending_primary_health_care_in_Qatar_2018_2019/24225688CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/242256882020-10-23T00:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 Sarah Naja (9954737) Biomedical and clinical sciences Reproductive medicine Health sciences Nursing Psychology Clinical and health psychology Epidemiology Obstetrics & gynecology Public health Clinical psychology Pregnancy Social sciences Anxiety Pregnancy-specific EPDS-3A PRAQ-R2 |
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| title | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 |
| title_full | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 |
| title_fullStr | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 |
| title_short | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 |
| title_sort | Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Reproductive medicine Health sciences Nursing Psychology Clinical and health psychology Epidemiology Obstetrics & gynecology Public health Clinical psychology Pregnancy Social sciences Anxiety Pregnancy-specific EPDS-3A PRAQ-R2 |