Women and Postpartum depression (PPD)

Rough draft qualitative research critique and ethical considerations
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NRS-433 RS1
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In women suffering from postpartum depression (Population) how effective is screening for postpartum depression (Intervention) compared to no screening (Comparison) for early diagnosing and treatment (Outcome) during the postpartum recovery period (Time).
The PICOT focuses on women suffering from postpartum depression (Population) how effective is screening for postpartum depression (Intervention) compared to no screening (Comparison) for early diagnosing and treatment (Outcome) during the postpartum recovery
Background of Study
Postpartum depression (PPD), screening is a standard of care, but health providers can frequently lose fail to identify patients at risk of postpartum depression. PPD screening is an intervention for diagnosis and treatment during the postpartum recovery period. There are different depression screening tools and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is one of the most commonly used and has been validated in multiple countries. Pediatric primary care providers are expected to focus on routine screening for PPD, but this is not always the case in practice and improve PPD screening and referral. Some women have tested positive on the PPD after screening ought to go for further evaluation to determine whether there are other forms of depression. Screening is essential to improve the mental health of mothers with PPD.
Nursing Practice Issue
Bina et al. (2019) focused on nurses’ preparedness to screen for postpartum depression, intervening and referring suspected women with postpartum depression. While this was a cross-sectional study, the researchers focused on perceived preparedness to undertake postpartum depression as well as identify factors associated with their perceptions of preparedness. Nurses underwent training on PPD screening and intervention. Few researchers have focused on the preparedness of caregivers to screen for PPD and intervene, despite their preparedness being essential to a successful implementation of PPD screening initiatives.
Improving mothers’ knowledge about PPD is associated with better health outcomes, but mothers also need to be open to seeking PPD services. Canty et al. (2019) evaluated the mothers’ personal experience and perspectives on barriers to and facilitators for follow-up of at-risk postpartum depression screening. Identifying the factors facilitating and being and barriers to follow-up care for PPD after screening and the research approach was useful to get a deeper understanding of factors influencing follow-up care in primary care settings. Improving knowledge and raising awareness on postpartum depression is beneficial as it is more likely that mothers will seek medical attention.
Method of Study
The research by Bina et al. (2019) was a cross-sectional research study and the setting was Mother-and-Child Health Clinics in Israel. The participants included Primary Health Networks (PHNs). Nurses were randomly selected for the study and 389 PHNs were selected for the study. The researchers used a customized survey instrument to evaluate nurses' perceived preparedness and the questions came from PPD literatu...