Cognitive Behavior Therapy Lowers Anxiety Levels of Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic at Sikumana Health Center

Authors

  • Yuliana Dafroyati Department of Nursing, Health Polytechnic Ministry of Health Kupang, Indonesia
  • Ririn Widyastuti Department of Midwifery, Health Polytechnic Ministry of Health Kupang, Indonesia
  • Suparji Suparji Department of Midwifery, Health Polytechnic Ministry of Health Surabaya, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.9585

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Anxiety, Pregnant, COVID -19

Abstract

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Background: Corona virus disease (Covid 19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Pregnant women are considered a vulnerable or at-risk group during covid-19. Pregnancy during the covid-19 pandemic can cause high anxiety for pregnant women. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) interventions used can prevent the occurrence of anxiety and depression of pregnant women. Aim: to find out the influence of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) of pregnant women who experience anxiety during the covid 19 pandemic at Sikumana Health Center, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Methods: Quasi experimental design with pre design and post test design at Sikumana Health Center, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The sample of 80 respondents consisted of 40 intervention group respondents and 40 respondents of the control group. Taylor Minnesota Anxiety Scale (TMAS) questionnaire was used as an instrument in this study. Intervention was held by giving CBT therapy for 10 sessions of meetings in an hour. The control group was given treatment in the form of minimum midwifery standard care (10T) while the intervention group was given therapy in the form of CBT and minimum midwifery standard care (10T). The control group was given CBT treatment twice a month in 10 encounters with stages of identification, cognitive restructuring, identification and correction and mind notes. The Mann Whitney Test was used as data analysis techniques in this research. Thus, SPSS was used as a data analysis application. Results: There was a significant difference between the pretest TMAS score and after the CBT intervention. There was a decrease in the level of anxiety, namely from the TMAS pretest score of 44.49 to 28.70 and the value Z pretest -1,769, Z post test -5,204 and p = 0.000 (p<00.005). In the control group, there was no meaningful difference between the TMAS pretest and posttest scores. Conclusion: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) effectively lowers anxiety levels in pregnant women during the Covid 19 pandemic at Sikumana Health Center, Kupang City, Indonesia

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2022-02-05

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Dafroyati Y, Widyastuti R, Suparji S. Cognitive Behavior Therapy Lowers Anxiety Levels of Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic at Sikumana Health Center. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2022 Feb. 5 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];10(G):596-9. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/9585

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