Effects of Fatigue and Postpartum Depression on Maternal Perceived Quality of Life (MAPP-QOL) in Early Postpartum Mothers.
10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.2.118
- Author:
So Young CHOI
1
;
Hye Ja GU
;
Eun Jeong RYU
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Postpartum period;
Parity;
Fatigue;
Postpartum depression;
Quality of life
- MeSH:
Depression, Postpartum;
Fatigue;
Female;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Mothers;
Parity;
Postpartum Period;
Quality of Life
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2011;17(2):118-125
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to identify effects of fatigue and postpartum depression on quality of life in early postpartum mothers. METHODS: The data were collected from 130 mothers at four general hospitals in J and M metropolitan cities. Instruments used to collect the data for the study were the Fatigue Scale developed by Pugh (1993); Postpartum Depression Scale developed by Cox, Holden & Sagovsky (1987), and the Quality of Life Scale developed by Hill, Aldag, Hekel, Riner, G., & Bloomfield (2006). RESULTS: Results showed that the mean for fatigue was 56.74, the mean for postpartum depression was 8.00+/-4.37 and mean for quality of life was 19.78. The quality of life variable showed statistically significant differences for the variable: age (F=3.20, p=.026). The relationship between fatigue and quality of life showed a significant negative correlation (r=-.44, p<.001). The relationship between postpartum depression and quality of life also showed a negative correlation (r=-.42, p<.001). The relationship between postpartum depression and fatigue showed a positive correlation (r=.59, p<.001). These factors explained 23% of the variance in quality of life. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that it is necessary to develop nursing intervention programs to improve quality of life in for early postpartum mothers.
