Social support and postpartum depression.
Res Nurs Health
; 17(6): 449-57, 1994 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7972923
ABSTRACT
Discrepancies between prenatal social support expectations and subsequent perceptions of support actually received were examined in relation to postpartum depression. Low-risk primiparous women (N = 105) were surveyed 1 month before and 1 month after delivery. Almost half of the women prenatally and one third postpartially had depression scores which would lead them to be classified as possibly depressed (CES-D scores of 16 or greater). In multiple regression, two social support discrepancy measures, prenatal depression and postpartal closeness to husband, correlated with postpartal depression and accounted for nearly 40% of its variance. The generalizability of the findings should be further explored, but the findings suggest the need for attention to prenatal expectations of postpartum support as a way to influence the incidence of postpartum depression. In addition, continued efforts to identify causes of postpartum closeness with the spouse are needed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Puerperal Disorders
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Social Support
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Depression
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Res Nurs Health
Year:
1994
Document type:
Article