POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION BASED ON EDINBURGH SCALE - DOI: 10.5212/Rev.Conexao.v.12.i2.0008

Authors

  • Nadiane Cristina de Lima Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG
  • Ana Paula Xavier Ravelli Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG
  • Lara Simone Floriano Messias Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG
  • Suellen Vienscoski Skupien Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/Rev.Conexao.v.12.i2.0008

Keywords:

Depression Postpartum. Nursing. Mental health.

Abstract

The postpartum depression is a moderate to severe mental disorder that begins in the second or third week postpartum. Thus, this study aims to identify the factors that predispose Postpartum Depression, and to analyze it through the application of Edinburg scale. It is a quantitative research with descriptive approach, carried out by the ones that took part on the outreach project “Nursing Consultation on Prenatal and Puerperium”. The data collection was carried out through structured questionnaires and Edinburg scale. The ethical aspects were respected, 466/2012. It resulted in a prevalence of 7.8% women predisposed to develop postpartum depression, and it showed that the main risk factors are low education, low family income and marital status of unmarried or divorced. The study suggests the importance of knowledge about postpartum depression by healthcare professionals in order to enable them to face situations that may pose a risk for the onset of the disease and how to intervene.

Author Biographies

Nadiane Cristina de Lima, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG

Aluno do curso de Bacharelado em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Brasil.

Ana Paula Xavier Ravelli, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG

Professora da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Brasil. Doutorado em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brasil.

Lara Simone Floriano Messias, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG

Professora da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Brasil. Aluna do Doutorado em Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brasil.

Suellen Vienscoski Skupien, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - UEPG

Professora da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Brasil. Mestrado em Tecnologia em Saúde pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR). Brasil.

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Published

2016-08-23

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2016): Maio-Agosto de 2016

Section

ARTIGOS

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