Investigation of the relationship of perceived social support and spiritual well-being with postpartum depression
نویسندگان
1 Forghani Hospital Research Development Committee, Qom University of Medical Sciences
2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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4 Neuroscience Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences
5 Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression is a significant common health problem that has negativeeffects on mental and physical health of mothers and their infants. The main purpose of this studywas to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being (SWB) and perceived social supportwith postpartum depression in new mothers.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using a descriptive survey design, 200 mothers in the 4th–8th weeksafter delivery, who referred to selected therapeutic centers in Qom Province, were selected by aconvenience sampling method. They were asked to answer the question of the Edinburgh PostnatalDepression Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, SWB Scale, and FarhangestanSpiritual Health Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and Chi-square.RESULTS: The prevalence of postpartum depression in this group was 22%. Pearson correlationtest showed that there was a negative correlation between high level of perceived social supportand SWB with postpartum depression.CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that perceived social support and SWB have animportant role in low depressive symptom in mothers during postpartum. This result can help healthcare professionals to pay much attention to social support and SWB as a protective factor againstpostpartum depression in postpartum or pregnancy care programs.
