ประสบการณ์การเผชิญความวิตกกังวลของสตรีตั้งครรภ์ในสถานการณ์แพร่ระบาดโรคโคโรนาไวรัส (โควิด-19)

Atchara  Chaichan; Chanokporn Sriprasarn

Authors

Atchara Chaichan Faculty of Nursing, Mahasarakham University
Chanokporn Sriprasarn Faculty of Nursing, Mahasarakham University

Keywords:

experiences, anxiety coping, pregnant women, covid-19

Abstract

Introduction: The anxiety of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced both their health and fetuses. Detailed studies are required for understanding the experience of how pregnant women coped with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic would be important.

Research objectives: This qualitative research explored the experiences of pregnant women who coped with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research methodology: Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology was employed as the research approach. The purposive sample of 17 pregnant women who visited an antenatal care hospital clinic in Mahasarakham Province, Thailand. Data collection was undertaken through in-depth interviews from December 2022 to May 2023. Each interview lasted 45–60 minutes. Data were analyzed by using Colaizzi’s method.

Results: Five themes emerged: 1) Coping with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic meant anxiety decreasing. 2) Seeking knowledge consisted of four subthemes: (1) searching information on the internet, (2) using social media, (3) asking the obstetrician, and (4) asking friends. 3) Following the Ministry of Public Health guidelines, D-M-H-T-T-A to protect against COVID-19 infection. 4) Relieving anxiety consisted of four subthemes: (1) avoiding overthinking, (2) talking about their anxiety with families, (3) performing Buddhist rituals, and (4) listen to music. 5) Anxiety decreased.

Conclusions: Coping during the COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant women meant decreasing their anxiety. Coping consisted of seeking knowledge from others, following the Ministry of Public Health guidelines, D-M-H-T-T-A to protect against COVID-19 disease, anxiety relief, finding support from their families, religious activities, and listen to music. Anxiety decreased.

Implications: The research results elicited primary information that could help nurses understand experience of anxiety coping among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic and could giving knowledge among pregnant women and promote the participation of family and health care providers to support pregnant women for appropriate anxiety coping.

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