Factors influencing postpartum anxiety among mothers in Wenzhou, China
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Background: Postpartum anxiety is widespread. Compared to other mental illnesses, postpartum anxiety symptoms are usually mild and easily ignored though it can develop into a severe mental illness.
Objectives: To investigate postpartum anxiety and its influencing factors among mothers.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was correlational predictive research. 148 participants were recruited using simple random sampling. The questionnaires included a demographic questionnaire, the mental health literacy scale, the social support scale, and the Beck anxiety inventory. Descriptive statistics and standard multiple linear regression were used to analyze data.
Results: The study results revealed that most participants had low level of postpartum anxiety (M=25.45, SD=5.59). No breastfeeding, Mental health literacy, and social support were effective predictors and significantly explained 30.8% of the variance in postpartum anxiety (β=0.011, p=.022, β=-0.463, p<.001; β=-0.16, p=.023). Postpartum anxiety was significantly impacted when the participants were not breastfeeding compared to exclusive breastfeeding (the reference category) (β=0.188, p=.022). Meanwhile, age (β=-.008, p>.05) did not predict postpartum anxiety.
Conclusions: Nurses should assist women in obtaining good mental health literacy and encourage them to breastfeed. Family members and social circles should also be motivated to provide adequate support in order to women to protect them from postpartum anxiety.
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ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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