Social support and symptoms of postpartum depression among new mothers in Eastern Turkey

dc.authoridtashan, sermin/0000-0003-3421-0084;
dc.authorwosidEge, Emel/AAB-9646-2020
dc.authorwosidtashan, sermin/A-5744-2016
dc.authorwosidtimur taşhan, sermin/HJA-6276-2022
dc.authorwosidGeçkil, Emine/HSF-5947-2023
dc.authorwosidGEÇKİL, Emine/AAB-9659-2020
dc.contributor.authorEge, Emel
dc.contributor.authorTimur, Sermin
dc.contributor.authorZincir, Handan
dc.contributor.authorGeckil, Emine
dc.contributor.authorSunar-Reeder, Bulbin
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:30:57Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:30:57Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between symptoms of postpartum depression and social support in new mothers in a semi-rural province (Malatya) of Eastern Turkey. Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The study was conducted with a 12-item Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire, a 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) questionnaire, and a 16-item demographic/obstetric questionnaire designed by the authors. 364 women who were between 6 to 48 weeks postpartum were included in the study. Results: Symptoms of postpartum depression were negatively correlated with social support (-0.39, P = 0.000). The frequency of the prevalence of symptoms of postpartum depression was 33.2%. The study showed that EPDS mean score was related to several factors, including age, woman's education, woman's occupation, socioeconomic status of family, spouse's education, number of years married, parity, planned pregnancy, method of delivery, knowledge of infant care, sharing of problems with a close person, past psychiatric history and family support during the postnatal period in an Eastern province of Turkey. Conclusion: Symptoms of postpartum depression were negatively correlated among Turkish women living in the Malatya province of Eastern Turkey and were associated with the level of social support. The prevalence of postpartum depression was higher than in the published reports regarding most regions of Turkey, with the exception of Northeastern Turkey.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00718.x
dc.identifier.endpage593en_US
dc.identifier.issn1341-8076
dc.identifier.issn1447-0756
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid18937713en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-50049107577en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage585en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00718.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/94632
dc.identifier.volume34en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000258605600022en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectmaternal healthen_US
dc.subjectpostnatal depressionen_US
dc.subjectsocial supporten_US
dc.titleSocial support and symptoms of postpartum depression among new mothers in Eastern Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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