Imai Sawo, Kita Sachiko, Tobe Hiromi, Watanabe Masako, Nishizono-Maher Aya, Kamibeppu Kiyoko
Department of Family Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Developmental and Clinical Psychology, Shiraume Gakuen University, Tokyo, Japan.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2017 Oct;23(5). doi: 10.1111/ijn.12570. Epub 2017 Sep 5.
With Japan's globalization, maternal-child health care for foreign mothers is highly necessary. We examined postpartum depressive symptoms in foreign mothers in Japan and the factors associated with such symptoms, particularly social support.
A cross-sectional study was conducted for Japanese and foreign mothers at 3 to 4 months postpartum. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was used to evaluate postpartum depression symptom, and social support was evaluated by support type and provider. Multiple regression analyses was used.
Data from 97 Japanese mothers and 68 foreign mothers were analyzed. The average score of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for foreign mothers was 7.5, significantly higher than that for Japanese mothers (4.2). Financial circumstances, spouse-partners' emotional support, and families' informational support were significantly related to foreign mothers' postpartum depressive symptoms.
Postpartum depression symptoms were more common among foreign mothers than among Japanese mothers. Medical personnel should encourage such mothers to obtain more social support from their spouse-partners and family.
随着日本的全球化，为外国母亲提供母婴保健服务变得非常必要。我们调查了在日本的外国母亲的产后抑郁症状以及与这些症状相关的因素，特别是社会支持。
对产后3至4个月的日本和外国母亲进行了一项横断面研究。使用爱丁堡产后抑郁量表评估产后抑郁症状，并通过支持类型和提供者评估社会支持。采用多元回归分析。
分析了97名日本母亲和68名外国母亲的数据。外国母亲的爱丁堡产后抑郁量表平均得分是7.5，显著高于日本母亲（4.2）。经济状况、配偶的情感支持和家庭的信息支持与外国母亲的产后抑郁症状显著相关。
外国母亲中产后抑郁症状比日本母亲中更常见。医务人员应鼓励这些母亲从配偶和家庭中获得更多社会支持。
