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Kim and Jung: Influencing Factors on Antenatal Depression
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2010; 16(2): 95-104.

Published online: 30 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2010.16.2.95

Influencing Factors on Antenatal Depression

Hae Won Kim1, Yeon Yi Jung2

1Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Kwandong University, Korea.

2Director of Clinical Quality Improvement Team, Samsung Medical Center, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Jung, Yeon Yi, Department of Quality Assurance, Samsung Medical Center, 50 Irwon-dong, Ganmam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3410-3055, Fax: 82-2-3410-2850, yoenyi.jung@samsung.com

Received 12 January 2010       Accepted 19 February 2010

Copyright © 2010 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

Purpose

This study examined the influencing factors on antenatal depression among pregnant women.

Methods

This was a cross sectional descriptive study with 255 pregnant women who visited a general hospital in a metropolitan city for their regularly scheduled check-up. Measurement tools employed were the Korean version of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the food habits, and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Socio-demographic variables and the status of high risk pregnancy were identified. Influencing factors on antenatal depression were identified using a stepwise multiple regression analysis.

Results

The mean score of antenatal depression was 7.2 ± 5.0; 18.4% with mild depression, 5.9% had moderate depression, with 0.8% identified with severe depression on BDI scale. Influencing factors on antenatal depression accounted for 47.8% of the total variance which consisted of quality of sleep, marital satisfaction, food habits, gestation periods, sexual satisfaction, high risk pregnancy, and age.

Conclusion

Findings show that antenatal depression should be monitored on a regular basis during early pregnancy and in high risk pregnancy if possible, and quality of sleep and food habits should be incorporated in the management of antenatal depression.

Keywords: Depression, Pregnancy, Prenatal care

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Socio-demographic Characteristics, Antenatal Depression, Food Habits and Quality of Sleep (N=255)
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Table 2
Correlations between Antenatal Depression and Measurement Variables
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GP=gestational period; MI=monthly income; Edu.=education; HL=husband's love; MS=marital satisfaction; SS=sexual satisfaction; PP=planned pregnancy; HRP=high risk pregnancy; FH=food habits; QoS=quality of sleep.

Table 3
Influencing Factors on Antenatal Depression
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