BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated whether pandemic-related stressors, worries, and social distancing have affected the mental health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated whether pandemic-related stressors, worries, and social distancing have affected the mental health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Mental health among pregnant women with COVID‐19–related stressors and worries in the United States (2021) · doi
BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated whether pandemic-related stressors, worries, and social distancing have affected the mental health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: pandemic background evaluated whether related stressors worries social distancing affected mental health pregnant women covid - Longitudinal associations between stress and sleep disturbances during COVID‐19 (2022) · doi
Despite epidemiological studies evidenced greater prevalence of stress symptoms and sleep disturbances during COVID-19, longitudinal evidence investigating the effects of stress on sleep disturbances during the pandemic is lacking.
Keywords: stress sleep disturbances despite epidemiological evidenced greater prevalence symptoms covid longitudinal evidence investigating effects pandemic - Investigating the Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Sleep Quality, and Corona Anxiety in Medical Staff (2026) · doi
It should be noted that the existing research on the relationship between perceived social support, COVID-19 anxiety, and specifically sleep quality in healthcare workers is insufficient.
Keywords: noted existing relationship perceived social support covid anxiety specifically sleep quality healthcare workers insufficient
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