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Postpartum depression and related psychosocial variables in Hong Kong Chinese women: Findings from a prospective study
Author(s) -
Leung Sharron S.K.,
Martinson Ida M.,
Arthur David
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20053
Subject(s) - edinburgh postnatal depression scale , postpartum depression , psychosocial , social support , depression (economics) , medicine , postpartum period , prospective cohort study , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , pregnancy , depressive symptoms , anxiety , surgery , macroeconomics , biology , economics , psychotherapist , genetics
Research on predictors of postpartum depression (PPD) in Hong Kong (HK) Chinese women is scant. A prospective study with 385 HK Chinese postpartum women was conducted to identify correlations between PPD and demographic variables, and antenatal depression and psychosocial variables, and to determine which of these variables were predictors of PPD. Using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), we classified 19.8% of participants as postnatally depressed. Fifty‐six percent of the variance in PPD was explained by social support and stress factors. However, social support factors accounted for only a small percentage of that variance. The major predictors were antenatal depression, postnatal perceived stress, and childcare stress. HK women may benefit from a culturally appropriate intervention focused on reducing stress in the postpartum period. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 28:27–38, 2005