Relationships among postpartum depression symptoms and perceived social support,sleep quality and postpartum stress in elderly postpartum women
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.03.04
- VernacularTitle:高龄产妇产后抑郁症状与感知社会支持和睡眠质量及产后压力的关系
- Author:
Yanchi WANG
1
;
Feng ZHANG
;
Xujuan XU
Author Information
1. 南通市第六人民医院,江苏南通 226001;南通大学护理与康复学院,江苏南通 226019
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
elderly postpartum women;
perceived social support;
postpartum depressive symptom;
sleep quality;
postpartum stress
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(3):215-220
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore and the relationships among the symptoms of postpartum depression and perceived social support,sleep quality and postpartum stress in elderly postpartum women.Methods:Totally 267 elderly pregnant women were selected[average age(37±2)years]from three hospitals.The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale(EPDS),Perceived Social Support Scale(PSSS),Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)and the Maternal Postpartum Stress Scale(MPSS)were used to conduct the questionnaire survey.Results:The elderly preg-nant women with lower perceived social support(β=-0.11),poorer the sleep quality(β=0.43),higher the post-partum stress(β=0.12),being primipara(β=-1.19),having mastitis(β=1.43),and having a male infant(β=-0.83)had more severe postpartum depression symptoms.Conclusion:Postpartum depression symptoms in elder-ly pregnant women may be related to perceived social support,sleep quality,postpartum stress,delivery history,mastitis,and infant gender.
