Research Article
Assessing Postpartum Depression Symptoms in Teenage Mothers Using Patient Health Questionnaire-9: A Preliminary Study
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.26-10-2020.2311308, author={Irma Nurbaeti}, title={Assessing Postpartum Depression Symptoms in Teenage Mothers Using Patient Health Questionnaire-9: A Preliminary Study}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Health Science, ICHS 2020, 26-27 October 2020, Jakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICHS}, year={2021}, month={8}, keywords={assessment patient health questionnaire-9 postpartum depression teenage mothers}, doi={10.4108/eai.26-10-2020.2311308} }- Irma Nurbaeti
Year: 2021
Assessing Postpartum Depression Symptoms in Teenage Mothers Using Patient Health Questionnaire-9: A Preliminary Study
ICHS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.26-10-2020.2311308
Abstract
Postpartum depression is the most mood disorder in the first year after-birth. Higher in teenage than adult mothers. The purpose of this study was to assess symptoms of postpartum depression using Patient Health Questionnaire-9. A descriptive study of 203 teenage’ mothers located in West Java Province, Indonesia. Instrument of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Indonesia version using Google form. Descriptive analysis was performed and reliability test by alpha Cronbach = 0.78. The findings showed that 32% participants exhibited symptoms of postpartum depression with the most feeling little interest 33.50%, 52.22% sleeping problem, 56.16% feeling tired, 37.44% poor appetite/overeating and 2.95 thought dead/hurting. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 is good to assess symptoms of depression after birth in teenage mothers.
