Incidencia de depresión posparto de la Clínica Hospital Municipal “Julia Esther González Delgado” de la ciudad de Loja

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mental illness that involves the brain and affects a woman's behavior and their physical health. It consists of the presence of depressive symptoms which last more than 2 weeks after a child’s birth and that interfere with activities of a common daily-live. To carry out this research, a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, observational type, prospective cross-sectional cohort was carried out at "Julia Esther González Delgado Municipal Hospital Clinic" in Loja city. There was a total population of 62 puerperal women, whose delivery occurred between the months of September 2020 and April 2021. To determine the incidence of Postpartum Depression in said health home, the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Test was applied to patients who were in the hospitalization and outpatient area. Of the population studied, 32% of them were qualified with probable PPD through the previously mentioned test. In order to socio-demographically characterize the population with probable postpartum depression according to the Edinburgh Test, a Sociodemographic Data Sheet prepared by the author was applied. Among the results obtained, it was evidenced that the sample of patients with postpartum depression according to the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, 86% have 1 to 3 children. Moreover, 62% are from urban origin

• Главный автор: León Alberca, Janeth Verónica (author)
• Формат: bachelorThesis
• Язык: spa
• Опубликовано: 2022
• Предметы: MEDICINA; DEPRESIÓN POSPARTO; SALUD MENTAL
• Online-ссылка: https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/25741