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Depressive Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The LINDA-Brazil Study
Joint Authors
Damé, Patrícia
Cherubini, Kadhija
Goveia, Pâmella
Galliano, Leony
Façanha, Cristina
Nunes, Maria Angélica
Pena, Geórgia das Graças
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study aimed to assess the frequency and severity of depressive symptoms and their relationship with sociodemographic characteristics in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who participated in the LINDA-Brazil study.
We conducted cross-sectional analyses of 820 women with GDM who were receiving prenatal care in the public health system.
We conducted structured interviews to obtain clinical and sociodemographic information and applied the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to assess depressive symptoms.
We classified the presence and severity of depressive symptoms using scores of ≥12 and ≥18, respectively.
We used Poisson regression to estimate prevalence ratios (PR).
Most of the women lived with a partner (88%), 50% were between 30 and 39 years old, 39% had finished high school, 39% had a family income of 1-2 minimum wages, and 47% were obese before their pregnancies.
The presence of depressive symptoms was observed in 31% of the women, and severe depressive symptoms were observed in 10%; 8.3% reported self-harm intent.
Lower parity and higher educational levels were associated with lower EPDS score.
Depressive symptoms were common and frequently severe among women with GDM, indicating the need to consider this situation when treating such women, especially those who are more socially vulnerable.
This trial is registered with NCT02327286, registered on 23 December 2014.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Damé, Patrícia& Cherubini, Kadhija& Goveia, Pâmella& Pena, Geórgia das Graças& Galliano, Leony& Façanha, Cristina…[et al.]. 2017. Depressive Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The LINDA-Brazil Study. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174700
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Damé, Patrícia…[et al.]. Depressive Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The LINDA-Brazil Study. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174700
American Medical Association (AMA)
Damé, Patrícia& Cherubini, Kadhija& Goveia, Pâmella& Pena, Geórgia das Graças& Galliano, Leony& Façanha, Cristina…[et al.]. Depressive Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The LINDA-Brazil Study. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174700
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1174700