María de la Fe Rodríguez-Muñoz1, Huynh-Nhu Le2, Ivette Vargas de la Cruz3, María Eugenia Olivares Crespo4, Nuria Izquierdo Méndez4. 1. Department of Psychology, National University of Distance Education, Spain. Electronic address: mfrodriguez@psi.uned.es. 2. Department of Psychology, George Washington University, USA. 3. Department of Psychology, National University of Distance Education, Spain. 4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Instituto de la Mujer José Botella Llusia), San Carlos Clinic Hospital, Spain.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Prenatal depression is a significant public health problem and one of the main risk factors for postpartum depression. Limited research in perinatal depression has been conducted in Spain. The objectives of this study was to: (1) examine the feasibility of integrating a screening program for prenatal depression in an obstetrics setting in a large urban hospital in Spain; and (2) provide an initial estimate of the prevalence rate of the severity of depressive symptoms during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: Screening for prenatal depression was conducted during the first trimester in an obstetrics setting in an urban hospital in Madrid, Spain 2014-2015. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used as the main screener. RESULTS: Of the 730 women asked to complete the screening protocol, 445 (60.9%) completed the PHQ-9 during the first trimester. Those who did not complete the screening were more likely to be immigrants and did not read Spanish. The prevalence of moderate to high severity of prenatal depressive symptoms prenatal depressive is 14.8% (PHQ-9≥10). CONCLUSION: It is possible to integrate screening for prenatal depression in an urban obstetrics setting, but there are significant structural barriers to implementation. The prevalence of significant prenatal depressive symptoms is similar to previous research in Spain and adds to the limited research in this area.
OBJECTIVES: Prenatal depression is a significant public health problem and one of the main risk factors for postpartum depression. Limited research in perinatal depression has been conducted in Spain. The objectives of this study was to: (1) examine the feasibility of integrating a screening program for prenatal depression in an obstetrics setting in a large urban hospital in Spain; and (2) provide an initial estimate of the prevalence rate of the severity of depressive symptoms during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: Screening for prenatal depression was conducted during the first trimester in an obstetrics setting in an urban hospital in Madrid, Spain 2014-2015. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used as the main screener. RESULTS: Of the 730 women asked to complete the screening protocol, 445 (60.9%) completed the PHQ-9 during the first trimester. Those who did not complete the screening were more likely to be immigrants and did not read Spanish. The prevalence of moderate to high severity of prenatal depressive symptoms prenatal depressive is 14.8% (PHQ-9≥10). CONCLUSION: It is possible to integrate screening for prenatal depression in an urban obstetrics setting, but there are significant structural barriers to implementation. The prevalence of significant prenatal depressive symptoms is similar to previous research in Spain and adds to the limited research in this area.
Keywords:
Depression; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Screening; Screening for prenatal depression can be integrated in an obstetrics setting in a large urban hospital in Madrid, Spain; Spain
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