Influencing Factors of Depression in Drugs Exposure Pregnant Women

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doi:2014.18.2.273

J Korean Soc Matern Child Health > Volume 18(2); 2014 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2014;18(2):273-285.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2014.18.2.273 Published online July 31, 2014.

Influencing Factors of Depression in Drugs Exposure Pregnant Women

윤순정¹, 김희경², 한정열³

¹공주대학교
²공주대학교 간호학과
³한국마더세이프전문상담센터

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윤순정¹, 김희경², 한정열³

¹공주대학교
²공주대학교 간호학과
³한국마더세이프전문상담센터

Abstract

Objectives
The study was done to identify the factors influencing depression in drugs exposurepregnant women.
Methods
The participants in this study were 112 pregnant women who called the Korean MothersafeProfessional Counseling Center for teratogen risk counseling. Data were collected using astructured questionnaire including scales for general characteristics, maternal personality socialsupport, antenatal stress, maternal-fetal attachment, and depression. Data were analyzed usingdescriptive statistics, t-teat, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regressionwith the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program.
Results
The number of depression group was 37.5%. The average score for depression was10.6±6.5 points. The level of maternal personality had a weak correlation with the level of depression(r=.360, p<.001), while there was a weak negative correlation between level of socialsupport and depression (r=-.326, p<.001). The correlation between the degree of antenatal stressand the level of depression was moderate (r=.642, p<.001). The most powerful predictor of depressionwas antenatal stress (β=.60, p<.001). A combination of antenatal stress, maternal personality,social support, cause of drugs exposure, and maternal-fetal attachment accounted for54.3% of the variance in depression.
Conclusion
The results indicate that in doing nursing assessments and interventions for depressionin drugs exposure pregnant women, it is necessary for nurses to develop nursing interventionprogram and applications in which the level of antenatal stress, maternal personality, social support,cause of drugs exposure, and maternal-fetal attachment are considered.

Key Words: drugs, pregnant woman, depression, risk factors