ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2018
Attendance of routine childcare visits in primary care for children of mothers with depression: a nationwide population-based cohort study.
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- Effects of the Parenting Efficacy Improvement Program for mothers as primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy under rehabilitation.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Maternal depression and primary healthcare use for children: a population-based cohort study in Denmark.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is a common and potentially debilitating illness worldwide. Attendance to routine childcare appointments is a key point of interest in the effort to improve the health and care for families facing depression.
aimTo evaluate the association between maternal depression and offspring non-attendance to the Danish childcare and vaccination programme (CCP) for children from 0-5 years of age. The CCP consists of seven separate visits and several vaccinations. To investigate if exposure to recent and previous depression may affect attendance differently. DESIGN AND
settingPopulation-based cohort study using Danish nationwide registers.
methodParticipants were all live-born children (
resultsThe risk of not attending CCP was higher for children of mothers with depression. For children of mothers with previous depression, the relative risk (RR) was 1.01 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.98 to 1.03) at the 5-week childcare visit, and 1.12 (95% CI = 1.09 to 1.14) at the 5-year childcare visit. For children of mothers with recent depression, the RR was 1.07 (95% CI = 1.03 to 1.13) at the 5-week visit, and 1.15 (95% CI = 1.13 to 1.17) at the 5-year visit. Furthermore, the risk of missing at least four of the seven childcare visits was higher for children of females with maternal depression (RR = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.13 to 1.19).
conclusionMaternal depression seems to compromise CCP attendance. These findings suggest a need for careful clinical attention to these vulnerable families, even years after a diagnosis of depression.
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