Huang C, Han W, Hu S. The Effects of the Solution-Focused Model on Anxiety and Postpartum Depression in Nulliparous Pregnant Women.
Front Psychol 2022;
13:814892. [PMID:
35444587 PMCID:
PMC9013840 DOI:
10.3389/fpsyg.2022.814892]
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Abstract
Background
Solution-focused model (SFM) is an intervention method that fully mobilizes patients’ initiative through their potential. We aimed to investigate the effects of SFM on anxiety and postpartum depression (PPD) in nulliparous pregnant women compared with routine care services.
Methods
We chose the mothers diagnosed as depressed or with depressive tendency by Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) at 28 weeks of gestation and divided them into the intervention and control groups. The control group only took the routine pregnancy healthy nursing, while the SFM group took the regular nursing and SFM counselling. Different assessments were conducted at 28 weeks of gestation, post-delivery, and post-intervention to evaluate the anxiety and depression levels of the patients. Finally, nursing satisfaction was evaluated by the nursing satisfaction questionnaire.
Results
Compared with the control group, SFM could decrease the scores of anxiety and depression more effectively and influence sleep quality more positively. We also found that SFM resulted in significantly higher nursing satisfaction than that in the control group (p = 0.0046).
Conclusion
In conclusion, SFM could effectively alleviate anxiety and PPD in nulliparous pregnant women.
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