Neighborhood Effects on PND Symptom Severity for Women Enrolled in a Home Visiting Program.

Neighborhood Effects on PND Symptom Severity for Women Enrolled in a Home Visiting Program.
Community Ment Health J. 2017 Oct 23;:
Authors: Jones DE, Tang M, Folger A, Ammerman RT, Hossain MM, Short J, Van Ginkel JB
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between postnatal depression (PND) symptoms severity and structural neighborhood characteristics among women enrolled in a home visiting program. The sample included 295 mothers who were at risk for developing PND, observed as 3-month Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores ≥ 10. Two neighborhood predictor components (residential stability and social disadvantage) were analyzed as predictors of PND symptom severity using a generalized estimating equation. Residential stability was negatively associated with PND symptom severity. Social disadvantage was not found to be statistically significantly. The findings suggest that residential stability is associated with a reduction in PND symptom severity for women enrolled in home visiting program.
PMID: 29063413 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - October 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jones DE, Tang M, Folger A, Ammerman RT, Hossain MM, Short J, Van Ginkel JB Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research