School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, No.44 Wenhua West Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, China.
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 7;23(1):409. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04853-2.
Parental burnout has become increasingly common, which can lead to a range of adverse outcomes. Postnatal mothers are vulnerable and mothers with high postpartum depression scores may be more prone to parental burnout. This study aims to investigate the association between postnatal depressive symptoms and parental burnout at both the population and individual levels.
This study comprised a cross-sectional study design and participants were recruited using convenience sampling. A total of 560 postnatal mothers answered a questionnaire on their general information, postnatal depressive symptoms and parental burnout. Multiple linear regression and binary logistic regression analysis were used to examine the association between postnatal depressive symptoms and parental burnout. Furthermore, latent class analysis was used to identify subtypes of parental burnout. Finally, binary logistic regression was used to examine the differences in postnatal depressive symptoms between latent classes comprising parental burnout.
The prevalence of burnout was approximately 10%. At the population level, postnatal depressive symptoms were positively associated with parental burnout (all P < 0.05). At the individual level, two latent classes were identified (i.e., "low parental burnout class" and "high parental burnout class"). Moreover, mothers with postnatal depressive symptoms were more likely to be associated with high parental burnout (PB) class than the low parental burnout class (OR = 1.12, 95% CI:1.03 to 1.23).
This study found a positive relationship between postnatal depressive symptoms and parental burnout. It provided evidence for developing depression-targeted programs for parental burnout, which could bring great benefits for both mothers and infants.
父母倦怠现象日益普遍，可能导致一系列不良后果。产后母亲较为脆弱，产后抑郁得分较高的母亲可能更容易出现父母倦怠。本研究旨在从人群和个体水平上探讨产后抑郁症状与父母倦怠之间的关系。
本研究采用横断面研究设计，使用便利抽样法招募参与者。共有 560 名产后母亲回答了一般信息、产后抑郁症状和父母倦怠问卷。采用多元线性回归和二项逻辑回归分析来检验产后抑郁症状与父母倦怠之间的关系。此外，采用潜在类别分析来识别父母倦怠的亚型。最后，采用二项逻辑回归来检验潜在类别中产后抑郁症状的差异。
倦怠的患病率约为 10%。在人群水平上，产后抑郁症状与父母倦怠呈正相关（均 P<0.05）。在个体水平上，确定了两个潜在类别（即“低父母倦怠类别”和“高父母倦怠类别”）。此外，患有产后抑郁症状的母亲更有可能与高父母倦怠类别相关（OR=1.12，95%CI：1.03 至 1.23）。
本研究发现产后抑郁症状与父母倦怠之间存在正相关关系。这为针对父母倦怠的抑郁靶向计划提供了证据，这对母亲和婴儿都有很大的好处。
