Management of maternal depression: Qualitative exploration of perceptions of healthcare professionals from a public tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Autor: Rozina Mistry, Sualeha S. Shekhani, Nousheen Akber Pradhan, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Amirah Nazir, Makkiya Jawed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Health Care Providers
Maternal Health
Psychological intervention
Nurses
Social Sciences
Tertiary Care Centers
Families
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Pregnancy
Health care
Medicine and Health Sciences
Pakistan
030212 general & internal medicine
Medical Personnel
Human Families
Qualitative Research
Allied Health Care Professionals
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Multidisciplinary
Depression
Psychiatric assessment
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Prenatal Care
Middle Aged
Unit of analysis
Professions
Medicine
Female
Psychology
Research Article
Adult
Postnatal Care
Science
Health Personnel
MEDLINE
Exploratory research
Mothers
Nonprobability sampling
03 medical and health sciences
Nursing
Physicians
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Humans
business.industry
Mood Disorders
Health Care
Content analysis
People and Places
Women's Health
Population Groupings
Perception
business
Delivery of Health Care
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0254212 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: The lack of implementation and routine screening of management techniques at tertiary care hospitals leads to an increased burden of maternal depression. The consequences are borne emotionally, physically, and mentally by the mother, the child, the overall family, and society. Hence, it is vital to contextualize this mental disorder to design and implement effective healthcare interventions. The study is aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of healthcare professionals, in a tertiary care setting, who deal with depressive symptoms amongst mothers. It gauges whether a psychological screening criterion is being implemented by the clinical staff during prenatal and postnatal visits to recommend steps that can help develop a service framework. A qualitative, exploratory study design was implemented for this research. With purposive sampling, eight in-depth interviews (three nurses and five doctors) at a single tertiary care hospital were conducted categorically using a semi-structured (open and close-ended questions) interview toolkit. Content Analysis was carried out using information gathered from the unit of analysis. The study provided evidence of the existing gaps in one particular tertiary healthcare system, within Pakistan, concerning diagnosis and management of maternal depression. Results highlighted that providers were well-versed with explanations of maternal depression, the aftermath of it, and the current status of healthcare; however, they were minimally educated about the specifics and levels of treatment. The gathered information assisted in recommending steps to develop a service framework.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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