Correlation analysis between family function and depression of expectant fathers in late pregnancy
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20201011-05681
- VernacularTitle:准父亲妊娠晚期家庭功能与抑郁的相关性分析
- Author:
Xin CHENG
1
;
Haixin BO
;
Haiou ZOU
Author Information
1. 北京大学第一医院护理部 100034
- Keywords:
Depression;
Expectant father;
Late pregnancy;
Family function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2021;27(1):68-72
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the depression and family function of expectant fathers in late pregnancy, and analyze the correlation between them so as to provide a broad clinical basis for the prevention of depression of expectant fathers in late pregnancy.Methods:From December 2018 to October 2019, convenience sampling was used to select 288 expectant fathers who were accompanied by pregnant women over 28 weeks in the prenatal examination at the Obstetric Outpatient Department of a ClassⅢ Grade A hospital in Beijing were selected as research subjects. Among them, there were 187 expectant fathers of the first child and 101 expectant fathers of the second child. All expectant fathers were investigated with the General Information Questionnaire, Family Assessment Device (FAD) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) .Results:Among 288 expectant fathers in late pregnancy, there were 19.10% (55/288) with depression. Among expectant fathers of the first child, the incidence of depression was 19.79% (37/187) ; and among expectant fathers of the second child, the incidence of depression was 17.82% (18/101) ; the differences were not statistically significant ( P>0.05) . There were statistically significant differences between expectant fathers of the first child and the second child in terms of age, education level, monthly family income, living situation, having relatives who needed financial support, and having enough trusted people to confide in, wife had the history of miscarriage ( P<0.05) . The generalized linear model showed that the good family function and having enough trusted people to confide in could reduce the incidence of postpartum depression in expectant fathers ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The incidence of depression of expectant fathers in late pregnancy has nothing to do with parity. When the family function is good and having trusted people to confide in, the score of EPDS is low. The multi-dimensional indicators of family function of the spouse of multiparous women are worse than those of primiparous women, and the economic pressure is great and social support is low, which makes them need more attention.
