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Postpartum Depression In Immigrant Hispanic Women: A Comparative Community Sample, Laura Mae Shellman
Postpartum Depression In Immigrant Hispanic Women: A Comparative Community Sample, Laura Mae Shellman
Theses and Dissertations
Purpose: This study was initiated to verify whether a remarkably high rate of postpartum depression (PPD), previously found in immigrant Hispanic women receiving health care at a community clinic, would also be found in a community sample with a similar demographic.
Data Sources: Sixty immigrant Hispanic women who had recently given birth were recruited from local community settings. The Beck Postpartum Depression Screening Scale-Spanish version (PPDS-S) and the General Acculturation Index (GAI) were used to screen for PPD symptoms and to collect demographic data. These data were then compared with previously published data from the community clinic sample.
Conclusions: Sixty …
The Prevalence Of Postpartum Depression In Hispanic Immigrant Women, Nissa Breann Lucero
The Prevalence Of Postpartum Depression In Hispanic Immigrant Women, Nissa Breann Lucero
Theses and Dissertations
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of postpartum depression among Hispanic immigrant women seeking healthcare services at a community health clinic.
Data Sources: Hispanic immigrant women were recruited. Out of 116 study participants, 96 women were in the final sample. Using the Beck PDSS-Spanish version, women were screened for symptoms of postpartum depression.
Conclusions: The prevalence rate of significant symptoms of PPD was 54.2% for the entire sample of 96 women. Nearly 66% of women who screened positive for symptoms of PPD scored above the listed cutoff score for suicidal thoughts. Women were divided into …