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dc.contributor.authorWebster, J
dc.contributor.authorNicholas, C
dc.contributor.authorVelacott, C
dc.contributor.authorCridland, N
dc.contributor.authorFawcett, L
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-10T12:30:28Z
dc.date.available2017-10-10T12:30:28Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2013-05-29T09:31:15Z
dc.identifier.issn0266-6138
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.midw.2010.05.014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/37123
dc.description.abstractObjective to evaluate the impact of social support on postnatal depression and health-related quality of life. Design prospective cohort study. Data were collected at baseline and at six weeks post discharge using a postal survey. Setting and participants between August and December 2008, 320 women from a large tertiary hospital were recruited following the birth of their infant. Measurements Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Maternity Social Support Scale and World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment questionnaire. Findings of the 320 women recruited, 222 (69.4%) returned their six-week questionnaire. Women with low social support had significantly higher scores on the EPDS than women who reported adequate support (p=0.007). There was also a significant effect of social support on health-related quality of life. Women with low family or partner support scored lower in all domains, with the greatest mean difference in the social health domain (p=0.000). Of those scoring >10 on the EPDS, 75.5% had sought professional help. Conclusions and implications for practice women with low social support are more likely to report postnatal depression and lower quality of life than well-supported women. Careful assessment of a woman's level of support following the birth, particularly from her partner and family, may provide useful information for possible interventions.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom745
dc.relation.ispartofpageto749
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMidwifery
dc.relation.ispartofvolume27
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420599
dc.titleQuality of life and depression following childbirth: impact of social support
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Elsevier Ltd. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
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gro.griffith.authorWebster, Joan


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