Zhuang CY, Lin SY, Cheng CJ, Chen XJ, Shi HL, Sun H, Zhang HY, Fu MA. Home-based nursing for improvement of quality of life and depression in patients with postpartum depression. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(20): 4785-4792 [PMID: 33195646 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.4785]
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Mian-Ai Fu, BM BCh, Chief Physician, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, No. 6 Wentan Road, Haikou 570203, Hainan Province, China. a18907667866@126.com
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Nursing
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Retrospective Study
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Table 4 Comparison of SAS and SDS scores between the two groups (n = 46, mean ± SD)
Group
SAS
SDS
Family care group
30.21 (3.57)
33.61 (3.69)
Basic nursing group
40.16 (4.41)
42.87 (5.06)
t
11.894
10.029
P value
0.001
0.001
Table 5 Comparison of estradiol, 5-hydroxytryptamine, and progesterone levels between the two groups [n = 46, n (%)]
Group
E2 (pmol/L)
5-HT (μmol/L)
PRGE (nmol/L)
Family care group
868.36 (59.49)
1.78 (0.31)
68.72 (11.48)
Basic nursing group
710.29 (38.02)
1.34 (0.24)
96.23 (12.91)
t
15.184
7.612
10.799
P value
0.001
0.001
0.001
Citation: Zhuang CY, Lin SY, Cheng CJ, Chen XJ, Shi HL, Sun H, Zhang HY, Fu MA. Home-based nursing for improvement of quality of life and depression in patients with postpartum depression. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(20): 4785-4792