scholarly journals Neonates in the Intensive Care Unit: Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression After Term and Preterm Births

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Mautner ◽  
Christina Stern ◽  
Alexander Avian ◽  
Maria Deutsch ◽  
Wolfgang Schöll ◽  
...  

Background/Objective: To examine maternal physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depression after early and late preterm and term births in the early postpartum period.Method: In a prospective pilot study, three groups of women whose newborns had to be treated in the neonatal ward during the immediate postpartum period were established and compared with each other: 20 women with extremely to very preterm birth, 20 with moderate to late preterm birth and 20 women with term birth. All participants completed the Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12) to measure HRQoL, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to detect depressive symptoms combined with independently developed questions to evaluate anxiety and psychological distress.Results: Maternal psychological HRQoL was significantly worse in the very preterm birth group compared to moderate to late preterm birth (p < 0.001) and full-term birth groups (p = 0.004). There were no differences between the birth groups in depressive symptoms (p = 0.083), anxiety (p = 0.238), perceived stress (p = 0.340) and the general psychological distress values (p = 0.755). In the EPDS, the depression screening instrument 30 to 65% were beyond the cut-off-value to detect major depression.Conclusions: During the early postpartum period, an extensive medical care focussing on acute stress, HRQoL parameters and depression may be a good step to improving maternal well-being.

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
pp. e20153148-e20153148 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Baumann ◽  
P. Bartmann ◽  
D. Wolke

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. e50-e50
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Bernard ◽  
Adrien Flahault ◽  
Camille Girard-Bock ◽  
Catherine Fallaha ◽  
Anik Cloutier ◽  
...  

Epidemiology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. S186
Author(s):  
Pei-Jen Chang ◽  
Li-Yao Wu ◽  
Yi Chun Chen ◽  
Chao-Hua Chuang ◽  
Wu-Shiun Hsieh ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 102 (6) ◽  
pp. 607-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Beaudoin ◽  
Geneviève M Tremblay ◽  
Dan Croitoru ◽  
Andrea Benedetti ◽  
Jennifer S Landry

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bente J Vederhus ◽  
Trond Markestad ◽  
Geir E Eide ◽  
Marit Graue ◽  
Thomas Halvorsen

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina N. Heye ◽  
Walter Knirsch ◽  
Ianina Scheer ◽  
Ingrid Beck ◽  
Kristina Wetterling ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundLittle is known about health-related quality of life in young children undergoing staged palliation for single-ventricle CHD. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of CHD on daily life in pre-schoolers with single-ventricle CHD and to identify determinants of health-related quality of life.MethodProspective two-centre cohort study assessing health-related quality of life using the Preschool Paediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory in 46 children at a mean age of 38 months and 3 weeks. Children with genetic anomalies were excluded. Scores were compared with reference data of children with biventricular CHD. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify determinants of health-related quality of life.ResultsHealth-related quality of life in pre-schoolers with single-ventricle CHD was comparable to children with biventricular CHD. Preterm birth and perioperative variables were significant predictors of low health-related quality of life. Notably, pre-Fontan brain MRI findings and neurodevelopmental status were not associated with health-related quality of life. Overall, perioperative variables explained 24% of the variability of the total health-related quality of life score.InterpretationDespite substantial health-related burden, pre-schoolers with single-ventricle CHD showed good health-related quality of life. Less-modifiable treatment-related risk factors and preterm birth had the highest impact on health-related quality of life. Long-term follow-up assessment of self-reported health-related quality of life is needed to identify patients with poorer health-related quality of life and to initiate supportive care.


2007 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. S171
Author(s):  
S.R. Dalziel ◽  
V.K. Lim ◽  
A. Lambert ◽  
D. McCarthy ◽  
V. Parag ◽  
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