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Health-related quality of life in postpartum depressed women

Da Costa, D., Dritsa, M., Rippen, N., Lowensteyn, I., Khalifé, S.·2006·Archives of Women's Mental Health
DOI 10.1007/s00737-005-0108-6
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The objectives of this study were a) to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among women with postpartum depression, b) examine the association between severity of depressive symptoms and level of impairment in physical and mental HRQoL and c) to identify contributors to physical and mental HRQoL. Seventy-eight women scoring > or =10 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale completed the questionnaires measuring: HRQoL (Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short form SF-36), sleep quality, life stress, and social support. All women underwent a cardiovascular stress test to determine aerobic capacity. Compared to Canadian normative data, women experiencing postpartum depressed mood scored significantly lower on all SF-36 domains, as well as on the SF-36 physical and mental component summary score. Severity of depressed mood was not associated to worse physical health status, while poorer aerobic capacity emerged as a significant independent contributor of physical health status. Severity of depressed mood contributed to worse mental health status. After controlling for severity of depressed mood, the occurrence of pregnancy complications, cesarean delivery, poorer sleep quality, life stress, and less social support predicted poorer mental health status.

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  • Compared to the general population of women, depressed mothers scored significantly lower on the SF-36 physical component summary score.

    “One study found that compared to the general population of women, depressed mothers scored significantly lower on the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) physical component summary score (assessed based on physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, bodily pain, and general health perceptions).88”

    From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [88]

  • The severity of depressed mood was not associated with worse physical health status.

    “However, this study indicated that the severity of the depressed mood was not associated with a worse physical health status, whereas a worse aerobic capacity emerged as a significant independent contributor to physical health status.”

    From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [88]

  • Worse aerobic capacity emerged as a significant independent contributor to physical health status.

    “However, this study indicated that the severity of the depressed mood was not associated with a worse physical health status, whereas a worse aerobic capacity emerged as a significant independent contributor to physical health status.”

    From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [88]

  • Compared to the general population of women, depressed mothers scored significantly lower on the SF-36 mental component summary score.

    “One study highlighted that compared to the general population of women, depressed mothers scored significantly lower on the SF-36 mental component summary score (based on vitality, social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems, and mental health).88”

    From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [88]

  • Women who were depressed during postpartum scored significantly lower on all eight SF-36 dimensions and on both summary component scores compared to age-appropriate normative means.

    “Women who were depressed during postpartum scored significantly lower on all eight SF-36 dimensions and on both summary component scores compared to age-appropriate normative means.”

    From Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes (2019) · cites this paper as [88]

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Authors
Da Costa, D., Dritsa, M., Rippen, N., Lowensteyn, I., & Khalifé, S.
Affiliations
  • Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
  • Montreal General Hospital (CA)
  • McGill University Health Centre (CA)
ORCID
Venue
Archives of Women's Mental Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2005-10-18
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
95-102
ISSN
  • 1434-1816 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-1102
DOI
10.1007/s00737-005-0108-6
OpenAlex
W2031190566
Cited by
195
References
56
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FWCI
4.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Archives of Women s Mental Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
Keywords
postpartum depression, health-related quality of life, depression severity, physical health status, mental health status, cardiorespiratory fitness, sleep quality, life events, social support, pregnancy complications, cesarean section
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Affect, Anxiety, Female, Health Status, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Mothers, Postnatal Care, Pregnancy, Quality of Life, Quebec, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep Wake Disorders, Social Support, Comorbidity, Depression, Postpartum

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