Postpartum Depression Frequency and Quality of Life Among a Group of Mothers Having a Child Aged 2 Weeks-18 Months

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to determine the frequency of postpartum depression (PPD), its correlates and the effect on the quality of life. Material and Methods: This study was conducted among 708 mothers having a child aged 2 weeks-18 months. A questionnaire on descriptive features and PPD risk factors; Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale and WHOQOL-BREF quality of life scale were used for the data collection. Results: The rate of PPD frequency was 15%. The gestational age, mental problems and anxiety during pregnancy, emotional changes in the premenstrual period, past depression/PPD history, depression/PPD history in the family, satisfaction with the marriage, thinking that the baby affected the marriage adversely were the factors related with PPD. The quality of life was lower in women with PPD than those without PPD. Conclusion: The frequency of PPD is quite high and PPD is decreasing the quality of life of the mother. Turkish Başlık: 2 Hafta-18 Aylık Bebeği Olan Annelerde Postpartum Depresyon Sıklığı ve Yaşam Kalitesi Anahtar Kelimeler: Doğum sonrası, depresyon, yaşam kalitesi Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı postpartum depresyon (PPD) sıklığı, ilişkili faktörler ve yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkisini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma 2 hafta-18 aylık bebeği olan 708 anne üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada veri kaynağı olarak annenin tanımlayıcı özellikleri ve postpartum depresyon için risk faktörlerine yönelik anket formu; Eddinburgh Postpartum Depresyon Ölçeği (EPDÖ) ve WHOQOLBREF Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: PPD sıklığı %15'dir. Gestasyonel yaş, gebelikte ruhsal sorun, huzursuzluk endişe yaşamış olmak, premenstrüel duygu durum değişiklikleri yaşamak, ailede depresyon/PPD öyküsü, geçirilmiş depresyon/ PPD öyküsü, evlilikten memnuniyet durumu, bebeğinin evliliğini olumsuz etkilediğini düşünmek PPD ile ilişkili faktörlerdir. Postpartum depresyon saptanan annelerin yaşam kalitesi postpartum depresyonu olmayanlardan daha kötüdür (p<0.05). Sonuç: PPD oldukça yüksek sıklığa sahiptir ve annenin yaşam kalitesini düşürmektedir.

Keywords

• Postpartum, depression, quality of life

2 Hafta-18 Aylık Bebeği Olan Annelerde Postpartum Depresyon Sıklığı ve Yaşam Kalitesi

Öz

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı postpartum depresyon (PPD) sıklığı, ilişkili faktörler ve yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkisini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma 2 hafta-18 aylık bebeği olan 708 anne üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada veri kaynağı olarak annenin tanımlayıcı özellikleri ve postpartum depresyon için risk faktörlerine yönelik anket formu; Eddinburgh Postpartum Depresyon Ölçeği (EPDÖ) ve WHOQOLBREF Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: PPD sıklığı %15'dir. Gestasyonel yaş, gebelikte ruhsal sorun, huzursuzluk endişe yaşamış olmak, premenstrüel duygu durum değişiklikleri yaşamak, ailede depresyon/PPD öyküsü, geçirilmiş depresyon/ PPD öyküsü, evlilikten memnuniyet durumu, bebeğinin evliliğini olumsuz etkilediğini düşünmek PPD ile ilişkili faktörlerdir. Postpartum depresyon saptanan annelerin yaşam kalitesi postpartum depresyonu olmayanlardan daha kötüdür (p < 0.05). Sonuç: PPD oldukça yüksek sıklığa sahiptir ve annenin yaşam kalitesini düşürmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Doğum sonrası, depresyon, yaşam kalitesi

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