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COVID-19 AND THE INCREASE IN EATING DISORDERS.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN
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Pregnant or postpartum women have an increased risk of developing a depression or anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pregnant women are especially vulnerable to getting more seriously ill or dying with COVID-19. Although there does not appear to be an increased risk of fetal malformation if the mother has COVID-19, there does seem to be an increase in premature deliveries. Women who have not been vaccinated may fear of being vaccinated during their pregnancy or while breast-feeding. Lock downs related to COVID-19 precautions led to many women losing their jobs, which added to their distress. Hospital restrictions on visitors interfered with support for women during pregnancy check-ups or at the time of delivery. Postpartum, concerns about others transmitting the virus to the mother or the baby or fears that her older parents coming to visit may put themselves at more risk can interfere with helpful postpartum support. Women often experience feelings of loss and grief related to the loss of the experience they had imagined their delivery or postpartum would be. Although it does seem as if it is possible to breast-feed even if the woman has COVID-19, women might feel very anxious about doing this and, therefore, be disappointed about not being able to have this experience. Healthcare providers need to be aware of the added stresses on pregnant and postpartum women during this pandemic and provide necessary support. They need to have informed information about COVID-19 and vaccines
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MINORITY WOMEN
COVID-19 IMPACT ON ARABIC WOMEN AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
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Objectives:
Our study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on female HCWs’ mental health in Oman and the Arab world.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted in Oman, using a web-based survey of HCWs from different governmental/private health care facilities in the country during the first two weeks of April 2020. Four standardized measures were employed to Collect data;The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale), The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10),The WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5),The Sleep Quality Scale (SQS).
Different statistical methods were used for descriptive and inferential statistics report, to provide information on HCWs demographic background and the study variables and to compare differences between groups.
Results:
Out of 402 participants ,a total of 231 (57.5%) Omanis participated in this study; 28.4% were physicians and 71.6% were nurses. One in four (27.9%) participants reported caring for COVID-19 patients showed moderate to severe anxiety and higher level of stress.
Six in10 (60.7%) scored at or above the mean on the PSS-10. Almost half (45.3%) of the participants scored 50% or less on the well-being scale. Four in 10 (39.3%) had poor sleep quality; this was particularly prevalent among Omanis. A multiple regression analysis revealed that anxiety, stress, and well-being were significant predictors of poor sleep quality.
Conclusions:
This study showed that COVID-19 crisis affected Omanis frontline health care female workers, so Oman’s healthcare facilities should establish united intervention systems to increase HCWs knowledge of best methods to prevent and deal with mental health issues especially those who work with COVID-19 patients.