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    J Korean Acad Nurs. 2013 Feb;43(1):11-19. Korean.
    Published online Feb 28, 2013.
    https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2013.43.1.11
    © 2013 Korean Society of Nursing Science
    Original Article

    Influence of Childbirth Experience and Postpartum Depression on Quality of Life in Women after Birth

    Jung Hee Yeo,1 and Nami Chun2
      • 1Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea.
      • 2Department of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Chun, Nami. Department of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, Unjung Green Campus Mia-dong Gangbuk-gu, Seoul 142-732, Korea. Tel: +82-10-5112-0724, Fax: +82-2-920-2092, Email: nmchun@sungshin.ac.kr
    Received April 19, 2012; Accepted September 13, 2012.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to identify influence of childbirth experience and postpartum depression on quality of life in women after birth.

    Methods

    Two hundred and eleven postpartum women were asked to complete the questionnaires on their childbirth experience during their admission and on their postpartum depression and quality of life between one to three weeks after birth. Initial data were collected from February 1 to May 30, 2011 at two obstetric hospitals in Busan, Korea. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression.

    Results

    The women's childbirth experience and postpartum depression were identified as factors influencing quality of life after birth. The model explained 50% of the variables.

    Conclusion

    Results suggest that childbirth educators should include strategies to increase a positive childbirth experience and to decrease postpartum depression in their education programs in order to improve women's quality of life.

    Keywords
    Quality of life; Parturition; Depression; Postpartum

    Tables

    Table 1
    Quality of Life in Women after Birth by Women's Characteristics (N=211)

    Table 2
    Descriptive Statistics of Main and Exogenous Variables (N=211)

    Table 3
    Correlation between Main, Exogenous Variables and Quality of Life (N=211)

    Table 4
    Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Women after Birth (N=205)

    Notes

    This study was supported by the Dong-A University research fund in 2009.

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    MeSH Terms
    Quality of Life*
    Adult
    Analysis of Variance
    Depression, Postpartum/psychology*
    Female
    Health Status
    Humans
    Parturition
    Postpartum Period
    Pregnancy
    Questionnaires
    Women/psychology*
    Metrics
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