Depression of Women after a Hysterectomy.
10.4040/jkan.2000.30.3.709
- Author:
Young Sook PARK
1
;
Young Lan AHN
Author Information
1. Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Depression;
Hysterectomy
- MeSH:
Bias (Epidemiology);
Depression*;
Female;
Humans;
Hysterectomy*;
Incidence;
Postal Service;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Spouses;
Uterus
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2000;30(3):709-719
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purposes of the study was to identify the depression of women after a hysterectomy and to clarify the factors related to depression. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The data was collected by a mailed questionnaire that was composed of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS), support scale of husband and socio-demographic variables from 255 women undergoing hysterectomies for any nonmalignant condition in S. University Hospital. They also must have lived with their spouses from 3 months to 2 years after the operation. The results were as follows: 1. The SDS mean was 42.25 and range was 21 to 67. The incidence of clinical depression (over SDS 50) was 20.8% from 3 months to 2 years after a hysterectomy. 2. The depression of women in 18-24 months after surgery (39.80) was lower than that of any other periods such as 3-5 months, 6-12 months, and 13-17 months (p<0.01). 3. The support form husband was negatively correlated with the depression of women after a hysterectomy. 4. Depression among women had hysterectomies were associated with lower income, less sexual satisfaction, the feeling of being asexual, and the bias of concept the uterus controlling general health.
