Quality of Life in Mother’s with Postpartum Depression

¹ Department of Nursing, Heimerer College, 10000, Pristina, Kosovo
² University of Novo mesto, Faculty of Health Sciences, Novo mesto, Slovenia

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Abstract

Childbirth is a difficult and tiring process for the mother, evoking a mix of intense emotions ranging from excitement and joy to fear and anxiety. Postpartum quality of life is associated with maternal sociodemographic characteristics, factors related to childbirth, type of delivery, number of births, and family support (Schytt, 2007; Sadat et al., 2013). Depression is a serious disorder that affects 19% of all new mothers (Gavin et al., 2005) and up to 37% of low-income mothers (Segre, O'Hara, Arndt, & Stuart, 2007). The aim is to present the involvement of nurses in the treatment and the perception of the role of nursing care in the quality of life of mothers with postpartum depression. A quantitative method was used to conduct the study. During the three-month period from May to July 2022, we managed to collect 100 participants who completed a modified and adapted questionnaire based on the HRQOL-14 and BRFSS 2020 tools. Based on the study data, we found that most nurses in contact with mothers in clinics are female and have knowledge about postpartum depression disorders. Nurses possess knowledge about postpartum depression, which is very important regarding the quality of life of mothers.