Women's trajectories of postpartum depression and social support: A repeated-measures study with implications for evidence-based practice

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Title:	Women's trajectories of postpartum depression and social support: A repeated-measures study with implications for evidence-based practice
Authors:	李麗君;lee, li chun;洪志秀;Hung, Chich-Hsiu
Contributors:	護理學院護理學系
Keywords:	postpartum depression;postpartum women;repeated measures;social support;the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale;the Social Support Scale;trajectory analysis.
Date:	2022-01-01
Issue Date:	2023-03-29 02:26:16 (UTC+0)
Publisher:	亞洲大學
Abstract:	Background: Postpartum depression is one of the most common psychological disorders of women after childbirth. Despite the importance of social support as an influencing factor, there have been few studies on the trends and characteristics of social support as it relates to postpartum depression. Aims: To explore the trends in postpartum depression and social support, to cross-analyze the correlation between the postpartum depression trajectory and the social support trajectory, and to investigate predictors of changes in postpartum depression trajectories. Methods: A prospective repeated-measure study and convenience sampling were used to recruit 230 women at 1, 3, and 6 months after childbirth. Structured questionnaires were used for data collection. Trajectory analysis was used to explore the trajectories of postpartum depression and social support during the 6 months after childbirth, and polynomial logistic regression was used to explore predictors of the trajectory of postpartum depression. Results: Postpartum depression was at its most serious in the third month after childbirth, showing patterns of low-risk, moderate-risk, and high-risk trajectories. Social support also showed low, moderate, and high patterns, and the trajectory of postpartum depression was significantly related to the trajectory of social support. The predictors of moderate-risk and high-risk postpartum depression were also found in this study. Linking evidence to action: Postpartum mental health education and online learning systems should be used to increase social support for women after childbirth and reduce the incidence of postpartum depression.
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