Major depressive episodes during pregnancy and after childbirth: A prospective longitudinal study in Taiwan

Lin, Pan-Yen; Chiu, Tsan-Hung; Ho, Ming‐Chih; Chang, Jane Pei-Chen; Chang, Cherry Hui-Chih; Su, Kuan‐Pin

doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2019.03.003

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“…This study revealed that the rate of depression and anxiety in the post-partum Lebanese population was 61.8% and 67.7% respectively where this nding is higher than a study done by Pan-Yen Lin, et al and meta-analysis which stated that the occurrence of depression was 5.1% at the fourth week of postpartum and 5.7% at 2 months postpartum 36,37 . In addition, it has been reported that the prevalence of post-partum depression affects about 10-15% of adult mothers annually with depressive symptoms lasting more than 6 months 38 .…”

Section: Factors Associated With Depressioncontrasting

confidence: 56%

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Lebanese women: correlates and scales validation

Hobeika¹,

Outayek²,

Malaeb³

et al. 2020

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Background The last study conducted in Lebanon about postpartum depression dates back to 2014, whereas no studies have been conducted to assess postpartum anxiety (PPA). The shortage of research in this field and the potential opportunities to provide different aspects of postpartum care that respond to women's needs require a deeper understanding of the various problems faced by postpartum women. The study objectives were to delineate some factors associated with postnatal depression and anxiety among a sample of Lebanese women 4-6 weeks after delivery and validate the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) in Arabic language in that sample.Methods This cross-sectional study, carried out between July 2018 and March 2019, enrolled 295 participants who came for a postnatal checkup to four clinics.Results Higher postpartum anxiety (Beta=0.25), higher insomnia (Beta=0.11) and having complications during delivery (Beta=1.81) were associated with higher postpartum depression. Higher postpartum depression score (Beta=1.38) and a premature baby birth compared to those born at term with normal weight (Beta=4.25) were associated with higher postpartum anxiety. The factor analysis for the EPDS and the PASS scales was run over the whole sample. The EPDS and PASS scales items converged over a solution of three and seven factors that had an Eigenvalue over 1 respectively, explaining a total of 64.73% and 65.12% of the variance respectively. High Cronbach’s alpha values were found for the EPDS (0.826) and PASS (0.920) scales.Conclusion Depression and anxiety prevalence rates in the Lebanese population is higher compared to other countries which may in part be due to differences of regional, social, and environmental culture. Different etiological factors could contribute to both depression and anxiety in the postpartum period, which could adversely affect both the mother and the infant.

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Section: Factors Associated With Depressioncontrasting

confidence: 56%

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Lebanese women: correlates and scales validation

Hobeika¹,

Outayek²,

Malaeb³

et al. 2020

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“…The respondents were in the first year of the postpartum period, after their pregnancy, which resembled the research conducted by Kubota et al [38]. Nevertheless, weight and depression levels are likely to be higher in the first week postpartum compared to one year postpartum [43,44]. However, we recognized the one year postpartum period would be an appropriate time, as mothers usually have recovered both mentally and physically from childbirth by then which has been retained in previous studies [30,31].…”

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confidence: 78%

mHealth Apps Assessment among Postpartum Women with Obesity and Depression

2020

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Background: Pregnancy has become the main constituent for women to become overweight or obese during the postpartum phase. This could lead women to suffer from postpartum depression as well. Information technology (IT) has become more prevalent in the healthcare industry. It offers patients the opportunity to manage their health conditions via the use of several applications, one being the mHealth applications. Objective: The main purpose of this study is to experiment and understand the effects the mHealth applications (i.e., fitness and nutrition applications) have on the body mass index (BMI) and depression levels amongst postpartum women. Methods: Online questionnaires were sent to postpartum women within one year after their pregnancy, of which 819 completed questionnaires were returned. The frequency of the mHealth applications usage was categorized into daily, weekly, rarely and never streams. Therefore, the frequency of use of the mHealth applications for BMI and depression levels was analyzed based on the available statistical data. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and Dunnet tests were applied to analyze the experimental data. Results: Out of 819 respondents, 37.9% and 42.1% of them were overweight and obese, respectively. Almost 32.9% of the respondents were likely depressed, and 45.6% were at an increased risk. This study reports that only 23.4% and 28.6% of respondents never used the fitness and nutrition applications. The impact of the frequency of using the fitness applications on BMI and depression levels was obvious. This means that with the increased use of the fitness applications, there was also a significant effect in maintaining and decreasing the BMI and depression levels amongst Malaysians postpartum women. However, from the data of weekly and daily use of fitness applications, we found that the contribution toward the BMI and depression levels was high (p = 0.000). However, nutrition applications amongst the users were not significant within the main variables (p > 0.05). From the Dunnet test, the significance of using the fitness applications within the depression levels started from daily usage, whereas for BMI, it started from weekly usage. Conclusion: The efficiency of the fitness applications toward the BMI and depression levels has been proven in this research work. While nutrition applications did not affect the BMI and depression levels, some of the respondents were still categorized as weekly and daily users. Thus, the improvements in BMI and depression levels are associated with the types of mHealth app that had been used.

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“…São considerados fatores de risco para o seu desenvolvimento a história de depressão prévia ou durante a gravidez atual, violência doméstica, abandono afetivo pelo parceiro e risco gestacional (LIN et al,2019) Destaca-se ainda questões sociais como gravidez não planejada, falta de suporte social e baixa renda (ALOISE et al,2019) Marcada por alterações do sono, apetite, instabilidade emocional e desanimo, tem seu diagnostico dificultado por partilhar de sintomas comuns no puerpério. O desinteresse pelo bebê, perda de concentração, isolamento e pensamentos suicidas são tidos como sinais de alarme.…”

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Transtornos mentais no puerpério: fatores de risco e sinais da depressão pós-parto / Mental disorders in the puerperium: risk factors and signs of postpartum depression

Sousa¹,

Brito²,

Serradourada³

et al. 2022

Braz. J. Hea. Rev.

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Major depressive episodes during pregnancy and after childbirth: A prospective longitudinal study in Taiwan

Cited by 18 publications

References 44 publications

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Lebanese women: correlates and scales validation

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Lebanese women: correlates and scales validation

mHealth Apps Assessment among Postpartum Women with Obesity and Depression

Transtornos mentais no puerpério: fatores de risco e sinais da depressão pós-parto / Mental disorders in the puerperium: risk factors and signs of postpartum depression

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