Psychological Burden during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Female Caregivers of Preterm versus Term Born Children.

Maire BrasselerMadeleine FinkBarbara MitschdörferMargarete ReimannEva-Maria SkodaAlexander BäuerleMartin TeufelUrsula Felderhoff-MüserBritta M Huening

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

2742 parents-predominantly females-took part in the study, 2025 parents of full-term and 717 parents of preterm born children. Female caregivers of full-term children reported significantly more depression symptoms than those of preterm children during the second lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PB correlated with increased COVID-19 anxiety as well as with increased generalized anxiety and depression symptoms. Female caregivers of preterm children showed significantly more protection behavior than those of full-term born children.

Keyphrases

gestational age
low birth weight
young adults
preterm infants
sars cov
preterm birth
sleep quality
palliative care
risk assessment
depressive symptoms