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T1 Online cognitive behavioural therapy as a psychological vaccine against stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in pregnant women: A randomised controlled trial
A1 Puertas González, José Antonio
A1 Mariño Narváez, Carolina
A1 Romero González, Borja
A1 Sánchez Pérez, Gracia M.
A1 Peralta Ramírez, María Isabel
K1 COVID-19 (Disease)
K1 COVID-19 (Enfermedad)
K1 Cognitive behavioural therapy
K1 Terapia cognitivo-conductual
K1 Pregnancy
K1 Embarazo
K1 Stress
K1 Estrés
K1 Psychopathologies
K1 Psicopatologías
K1 61 Psicología
AB The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the population's levels of stress and anxiety due to its contagious nature and the uncertainties generated by its novelty. One population that is especially vulnerable to these psychological consequences are pregnant women. This is why the objective of this study was to test the efficacy of an online stress management programme of a cognitive behavioural nature on pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Spain. The trial was controlled and randomised, with a total of 207 pregnant women divided into three groups: the Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy group (o-CBT) (N = 70); the Online Psychological Support group (o-PS) (N = 69); and the Usual Care group (UC) (N = 68). To test the therapy's efficacy, the women's resilience, perceived stress, pregnancy-specific stress and psychopathological symptoms were assessed before and after the intervention. The o-CBT and o-PS consisted of a programme of 8 group sessions (one per week). The results showed that pregnant women who participated in the o-CBT group presented lower rates of pregnancy-specific stress and perceived stress, as well as greater resilience and lower anxiety, depression and obsessions-compulsions symptoms. These data show the efficacy of the treatment programme and thus confirm the importance of implementing these types of interventions during a woman's pregnancy, especially over periods of major stress, such as during a pandemic.
PB Elsevier
SN 0022-3956
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/54117
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/54117
LA eng
NO Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2022, vol. 152, p. 397-405
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 23-nov-2024