Effectiveness of a discharge education program in reducing the severity of postpartum depression. A randomized controlled evaluation study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-71

  Ho, Shiao Ming ^a   Heh, Shu Shya ^b,d   Jevitt, Cecilia M ^c   Huang, Lian Hua ^d   Fu, Yu Ying ^e   Wang, Li Lin ^e  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIWAN ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Education program; Nursing; Postpartum depression; RCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 69249229615     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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