ArticleBMC women's health2017
Investigation of the association between quality of life and depressive symptoms during postpartum period: a correlational study.
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Comparative Effect of Flexibility and Resistance Training on Self-efficacy, Symptoms and Maternal Quality of Life in Postpartum Depression
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Cluster Analysis on the Mental Health States in a Community Sample of Young Women During Pre-Pregnancy, Pregnancy, or the Postpartum Period.Psychiatry investigation · 2023Article
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- The Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Instrument (MPQOL-I): development and psychometric evaluation in an exploratory sequential mixed-method study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Predictors of the Quality of Life in the Postpartum Period: A Cross-Sectional Study.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Article
- Assessment of quality of life and psycho-emotional burden in pregnant women in Greece.European journal of midwifery · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Early Postpartum Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Changes in quality of life and sleep across the perinatal period in women with mood disorders.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Correlation between Kind of Cesarean Section and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Greek Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Women's Quality of Life at 6 Weeks Postpartum: Influence of the Discomfort Present in the Puerperium.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe onset of a major depressive episode is experienced by a large number of women in the weeks or months following delivery. Postpartum depression may deem those women experiencing it incapable of taking care for themselves, their family and their infants, while at the same time it could negatively affect their quality of life. The present study assessed the quality of life of a sample of mothers in Greece, in order to investigate the association between postpartum depression and quality of life (QoL).
methods145 women in a Private-General Obstetrics and Pediatric Clinic in Greece completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS) and SF-36 questionnaire on the third and fourth day after delivery (caesarean or normal childbirth). The data were analyzed using SPSS version 17.0. Linear and logistic regression analysis was performed in order to find the independent factors related to the quality of life and postpartum depression symptoms.
results9.9% of the participants experienced postpartum depression symptoms. Significant associations were found between the place of residence and symptoms of postpartum depression, and more specifically, women outside of Attica indicated higher levels of postpartum depression symptoms (p = 0.008) than women living in Attica. The level of education was also found to be significantly associated with postpartum depression symptoms, since women with Primary and Secondary education experienced higher levels of postpartum depression symptoms (p = 0.005) than those with a tertiary education. Concerning quality of life, women with postpartum depression symptoms scored 24.27 lower in «Role-Physical», 15.60 lower in «Bodily pain», 11.45 lower in «General Health», 14.18 lower in dimension of «Vitality», 38.25 lower in Role - Emotional and 16.82 lower in dimension of mental health, compared to those without depression symptoms.
conclusionPostpartum depression symptoms are associated with the quality of life of women after pregnancy, and therefore constitute a powerful predictor of the quality of life. Health care professionals should provide individualized care for the prevention and treatment of Postpartum Depression symptoms in order to help women improve their quality of life.
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