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Characteristics and related factors of Japanese mothers who have faced difficulties with childrearing
Author(s) -
YoshiokaMaeda Kyoko,
Kuroda Mariko
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12328
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , public health , medicine , nursing
Objective To identify characteristics of mothers who face difficulties with childrearing. Design and Sample Cross‐sectional study. During 2014, 221 mothers and 248 children living in City A within the Tokyo metropolis were registered as requiring help with childrearing. Nursing records of 205 mothers (92.8%) and their 227 children (91.5%) were available. We excluded 29 mothers and children owing to incomplete data for a final sample of 176 mothers (79.6%) and 198 children (79.8%). Measures Difficulties with childrearing were assessed by self‐reported questionnaires at the newborn child's 4‐month health checkups. Data on maternal and child variables were collected from nursing records. Results The “Difficulties group” included 59 mothers (35.4%) and their 70 children. Logistic regression analysis showed that mothers who were aged 40 years or older, who had a total score on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale of 9 or greater, who used more child‐care support services, and who were monitored more frequently by public health nurses had a high risk of facing difficulties with childrearing. Conclusions Periodic monitoring by PHN s is a key strategy to improve the impact of the difficulties of childrearing for mothers of yoshien jido and their children.