Effect of a targeted health education program on nurses’ awareness about postpartum depression

Autor: Rasha Saad Hussein, Samah Hamed Abdelhamid Rabei, Asmaa Fathy Gebrel, Shaimaa Samy Yousef
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Middle East Current Psychiatry, Vol 31, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-5416
DOI: 10.1186/s43045-024-00464-z
Popis: Abstract Background Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent mental health disorder that affects women after giving birth. It seriously harms the mother–child bond. As nurses' expertise can have a significant impact on women after childbirth, this study aimed to compare the knowledge of nurses at the Maternity Hospital of Ain Shams University (ASU) before and after the implementation of an educational program regarding PPD. Methods A pre-and post-quasi-experimental study was conducted among 63 nurses at ASU Maternity Hospital. A self-administered questionnaire was used to evaluate nurses' knowledge of PPD symptoms, diagnosis, risk factors, treatment, and consequences before and one month following an educational program that comprised PowerPoint, posters, and videos. Results The mean age of nurses was 23.17 ± 1.45. About 76% had previously heard of PPD, and the most frequent sources of their information were nursing studies followed by conferences. After the intervention, there was a significant improvement in the knowledge score regarding PPD symptoms and diagnosis, with a mean score of 7.23 ± 1.32 compared to 6.13 ± 1.97 before the intervention. The knowledge score of PPD risk factors showed a considerable improvement, with a mean score of 11.52 ± 1.49 as compared to 9.69 ± 1.94 previously. There was a significant improvement in the knowledge scores regarding PPD treatment and consequences. Overall, the PPD total knowledge score of nurses improved significantly after the intervention, from 19.56 ± 3.49 to 23.2 ± 2.5 (p-value
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