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Aldini Ardakani T S, Amiri B, Amiri B, Marvastinia G. Investigating the Depression of Women at Reproductive Age During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review. J Prevent Med 2024; 11 (1) :8-19
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1- Department of Midwifery, School of Midwifery Nursing, Meybod Branch, Islamic Azad University, Meybod, Iran.
2- Department of Midwifery, School of Midwifery Nursing, Shahid Sadouqiizd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
2- Department of Midwifery, School of Midwifery Nursing, Shahid Sadouqiizd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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Objective The outbreak of COVID-19 caused a global concern and changes in people’s lifestyles as well as mood disorders such as anger, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The purpose of this study is to investigate the depression of women at reproductive age during the spread of COVID-19.
Methods The search was conducted in Ovid, Scopus, Science Direct, Scientific Information Database (SID), PubMed and MagIran databases using keywords depression, women, reproductive age, COVID-19, the related studies published from 1995 to 2019 in English or Persian were selected. Data were collected by reviewing the full texts of related articles.
Results The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the mental health and increasing the risk of depression in women. In the general population, the prevalence of depression is higher in women than in men. This difference is related to psychological, social and biological factors. Changes in gonadal hormones and the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis during menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth, breastfeeding and menopause play a key role in women’s depression.
Conclusion Postmenopausal women are at risk of numerous short-term and long-term complications due to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is necessary to investigate the quality of life (QoL) of menopausal women and the prevalence of depression in them and provide them with group education through mass media to improve their QoL and adaption to the changes caused by COVID-19.
Methods The search was conducted in Ovid, Scopus, Science Direct, Scientific Information Database (SID), PubMed and MagIran databases using keywords depression, women, reproductive age, COVID-19, the related studies published from 1995 to 2019 in English or Persian were selected. Data were collected by reviewing the full texts of related articles.
Results The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the mental health and increasing the risk of depression in women. In the general population, the prevalence of depression is higher in women than in men. This difference is related to psychological, social and biological factors. Changes in gonadal hormones and the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis during menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth, breastfeeding and menopause play a key role in women’s depression.
Conclusion Postmenopausal women are at risk of numerous short-term and long-term complications due to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is necessary to investigate the quality of life (QoL) of menopausal women and the prevalence of depression in them and provide them with group education through mass media to improve their QoL and adaption to the changes caused by COVID-19.
Type of Study: Review |
Subject:
Midwifery
Received: 2024/01/7 | Accepted: 2025/03/10 | Published: 2024/04/1
Received: 2024/01/7 | Accepted: 2025/03/10 | Published: 2024/04/1
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