Display options
Share it on

West J Nurs Res. 2022 Jan;44(1):23-30. doi: 10.1177/01939459211043937. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Loneliness and Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Black Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Western journal of nursing research

Carmen Giurgescu, Ana Carolina Wong, Brooke Rengers, Sarah Vaughan, Alexandra L Nowak, Mercedes Price, Rhonda K Dailey, Cindy M Anderson, Deborah S Walker, Dawn P Misra

Affiliations

  1. College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
  2. College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
  3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
  4. School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY.
  5. School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University Detroit MI, USA.
  6. College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.

PMID: 34549653 DOI: 10.1177/01939459211043937

Abstract

We explored the associations among perceived stress, depressive symptoms, loneliness, and social support during the COVID-19 pandemic; and differences in perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and social support prior to the pandemic and during the pandemic among pregnant Black women. A sample of 33 pregnant Black women who participated in the Biosocial Impact on Black Births (BIBB) and were still pregnant in May-June 2020 were invited to complete an online survey about their experiences during the pandemic. Fifteen women responded

Keywords: COVID-19; anxiety; depression; loneliness; pregnancy; social support; stress

Publication Types

Grant support