Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Oct 26, 2020; 8(20): 4785-4792
Published online Oct 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.4785
Home-based nursing for improvement of quality of life and depression in patients with postpartum depression
Chun-Yu Zhuang, Sheng-Ying Lin, Chen-Jia Cheng, Xiao-Jing Chen, Hui-Ling Shi, Hong Sun, Hong-Yu Zhang, Mian-Ai Fu
Chun-Yu Zhuang, Sheng-Ying Lin, Hong Sun, Department of Nursing, Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Haikou 570203, Hainan Province, China
Chen-Jia Cheng, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
Xiao-Jing Chen, Department of Medicine, Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Haikou 570203, Hainan Province, China
Hui-Ling Shi, Department of Care Medicine, Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Haikou 570203, Hainan Province, China
Hong-Yu Zhang, Department of Midwifery, School of International Nursing, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 570203, Hainan Province, China
Mian-Ai Fu, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Haikou 570203, Hainan Province, China
Author contributions: Zhuang CY and Lin SY contributed equally to this article and should be regarded as co-first authors; Zhuang CY and Lin SY designed this retrospective study; Chen JC and Chen XJ wrote this paper; Shi HL, Zhang HY, and Sun H were responsible for sorting the data.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Mian-Ai Fu, BM BCh, Chief Physician, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, No. 6 Wentan Road, Haikou 570203, Hainan Province, China. a18907667866@126.com
Received: June 5, 2020
Peer-review started: June 5, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: July 30, 2020
Accepted: September 4, 2020
Article in press: September 4, 2020
Published online: October 26, 2020
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

Postpartum depression is a common mental illness in puerpera with a high incidence rate. Both changing family role as the main trigger and changes in sex hormone levels are risk factors for postpartum depression.

Research motivation

Postpartum depression has been investigated in many previous studies, which have shown that routine basic postpartum care has a good effect on maternal physical rehabilitation; however, due to a lack of corresponding effective psychological intervention measures, there are some limitations in the nursing care of postpartum depression patients. However, little research has been designed to investigate the positive role of home-based nursing in the prevention of postpartum depression. This study aimed to explore the importance of home-based nursing in postpartum depression.

Research objectives

To study the effect of home-based nursing for postpartum depression patients on their quality of life and depression, and research the importance of home-based nursing for patients with clinical postpartum depression and the influence of their hormone levels to lead more researchers to pay more attention to home-based nursing in postpartum depression patients.

Research methods

A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 92 patients with postpartum depression admitted to an obstetrical department. The patients were grouped according to the nursing measures that they received after admission. Data were collected by questionnaire investigation, and serum samples were collected. The obtained data were processed with the help of SPSS software package.

Research results

The satisfaction with nursing care, the scores of the GQOLI-74, SAS, and SDS, and the E2 and 5-HT levels of the family nursing group were significantly higher than those of the basic nursing group, which proved the importance of home-based nursing

Research conclusions

Home-based nursing for patients with clinical postpartum depression can effectively improve their various hormone levels, play an effective role in alleviating their depression or depressed mood, and improve their quality of life and satisfaction with nursing care. This study preliminarily proved the importance of home-based nursing.

Research perspectives

More studies are needed to investigate the positive role of home-based care in the prevention of postpartum depression and to provide new ideas for the treatment of postpartum depression through more research methods.