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Abstract

Despite postpartum depression being a common mental health problem, there is no screening method for it. The only risk assessment used is the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). We investigated the relationship between Brief Scale for Coping Profile (BSCP) subscales performed during pregnancy and EPDS scores. We recruited 353 women with normal pregnancies (160 primiparas, and 193 multiparas) and performed BSCP at 26 weeks of gestation. The EPDS was first performed within one week after delivery (T1), and then after one month (T2). Spearman’s correlation coefficients were calculated for the BSCP and EPDS for the whole and primi/multipara groups. Multiple regression analysis was performed with the EPDS T2 scores as the dependent variable. The EPDS scores were higher in the primipara group compared to the multipara (p < 0.001), and the EPDS T1 scores were higher than the overall T2 score (p < 0.001). In the multiple regression analysis, EPDS T1 and the “seeking help for solution” subscale were selected as significant explanatory variables when analyzed in the whole group; EPDS T1 and “active solution” for the primiparas; and EPDS T1, “changing mood”, and “seeking help for solution” for the multiparas. The BSCP can be used as a screening tool for postpartum depression during pregnancy.

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Title
Relationship between Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores in the Early Postpartum Period and Related Stress Coping Characteristics
Author
Magawa, Shoichi 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Yanase, Sachiko 2 ; Miyazaki, Tsutako 3 ; Igura, Kazumasa 4 ; Maki, Shintaro 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nii, Shota 1 ; Nii, Masafumi 1 ; Tanaka, Hiroaki 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kondo, Eiji 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ikeda, Tomoaki 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kageyama, Takayuki 5 

 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu-shi 5148507, Japan; [email protected] (S.M.); [email protected] (S.N.); [email protected] (M.N.); [email protected] (H.T.); [email protected] (E.K.); [email protected] (T.I.) 
 Yanase Maternity Clinic, Tsu-shi 5140016, Japan; [email protected] 
 Mie Prefectural College of Nursing, Tsu-shi 5140116, Japan; [email protected] 
 Faculty of Nursing, Gifu Kyoritsu University, Oogaki-shi 5038550, Japan; [email protected] 
 Mental Health and Psychiatric Division, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Oita 8701163, Japan; [email protected] 
First page
1350
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22279032
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2693995596
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.