Milligan R, Lenz E R, Parks P L, Pugh L C, Kitzman H
School of Nursing, Georgetown University, USA.
Sch Inq Nurs Pract. 1996 Fall;10(3):279-91.
This paper describes the multifaceted approach employed to clarify the concept of postpartum fatigue. The process began with a literary analysis, which gave rise to questions about the defining characteristics of postpartum fatigue and its differentiation from related concepts such as tiredness and depression. A series of qualitative and quantitative studies were carried out to examine new mothers' characterizations of their fatigue, the indicators and predictors of postpartum fatigue, and the differences between fatigue and depression. The evolving concept clarification suggests that postpartum fatigue is most effectively conceptualized as a multidimensional concept with physical and mental aspects that is different from tiredness and can be differentiated from postpartal depression or milder "baby blues," with which there is some overlap.
本文描述了为阐明产后疲劳概念所采用的多方面方法。该过程始于文献分析，这引发了关于产后疲劳的定义特征及其与诸如疲倦和抑郁等相关概念的区别的问题。开展了一系列定性和定量研究，以考察新妈妈对其疲劳的描述、产后疲劳的指标和预测因素，以及疲劳与抑郁之间的差异。不断演变的概念阐释表明，产后疲劳最有效地被概念化为一个具有身心方面的多维概念，它不同于疲倦，并且可与产后抑郁症或较轻微的“产后情绪低落”相区分，二者存在一些重叠。
