Open AccessOpportunistic postpartum depression symptom screening at well-child clinics in Alberta, 2012–2016
Author(s) -
Juliana McPhail,
Christina C. Loitz,
Carol Zaychkowsky,
Germaeline Valeroso,
Deborah McNeil,
Sheila McDonald,
Sarah A. Edwards
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-021-00521-8
Subject(s) - medicine , postpartum depression , logistic regression , depression (economics) , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , population , demography , public health , odds ratio , family medicine , pediatrics , pregnancy , environmental health , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , nursing , anxiety , genetics , macroeconomics , pathology , sociology , economics , biology
The study objective was to assess the reach and delivery of opportunistic postpartum depression (PPD) symptom screening at well-child clinic (WCC) immunization appointments in Alberta. The relationship between socio-demographic factors and PPD symptom screening status, and PPD symptom scores was explored.