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Adherence to “Doing‐the‐month” practices is associated with fewer physical and depressive symptoms among postpartum women in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Chien LiYin,
Tai ChenJei,
Ko YiLi,
Huang ChouHua,
Sheu ShuhJen
Publication year - 2006
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.20154
Subject(s) - medicine , postpartum depression , depression (economics) , depressive symptoms , odds ratio , confounding , odds , postpartum period , pregnancy , physical therapy , psychiatry , logistic regression , anxiety , pathology , genetics , biology , economics , macroeconomics
According to traditional Chinese custom, women should be confined to home and assisted with tasks for 1 month after giving birth to a child. This restrictive regimen is referred to as doing‐the‐month . The objectives of this study were to describe adherence to doing‐the‐month practices and to explore the association between adherence to doing‐the‐month practices and physical symptoms and depression among postpartum women in Taiwan. Participants were 202 women at 4–6 weeks after delivery. Adherence to doing‐the‐month practices was associated with lower severity of physical symptoms and lower odds of postnatal depression, after adjustment for potential confounders. Adherence to doing‐the‐month practices was associated with better health status among postpartum women in Taiwan. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 29: 374–383, 2006