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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Core Tip

Core Tip: Based on the nursing principle of "taking the patient as the nursing center", family nursing measures can improve the overall nursing quality and provide an effective psychological intervention for patients with clinical depression.