 Redesigned community postpartum care to prevent and treat postpartum depression in women – a one‐year follow‐up studyKari Glavin, Lars Smith, Ragnhild Sørum and Bodil Ellefsen Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2010, vol. 19, issue 21‐22, 3051-3062 Abstract: Aim. To investigate the effect of a redesigned follow‐up care programme on prevention and treatment of postpartum depression. Background. Postpartum depression may have negative consequences on child development, maternal health and the relationship between parents. Early identification and treatment might prevent longer‐term depression. Design. A quasi‐experimental post‐test design with non‐equivalent groups. Method. The study population was postpartum women with a live‐born child, residing in one of two municipalities in Norway. A total of 2247 women were enrolled: 1806 in the experimental municipality and 441 in the comparison municipality. Public health nurses (26) in the experimental municipality were trained to identify postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and clinical assessment and to provide supportive counselling. Measurements. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at six weeks, three, six and 12 months postpartum and the Parenting Stress Index at 12 months postpartum. Results. The redesigned postpartum care programme yielded a significant group difference in the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score at six weeks (p Date: 2010 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:19:y:2010:i:21-22:p:3051-3062 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Journal of Clinical Nursing from John Wiley & Sons |
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