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

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 Edinburg...

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Published in:	Community Mental Health Journal Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 420 - 429
Main Authors:	Jones, David E., Tang, Mei, Folger, Alonzo, Ammerman, Robert T., Hossain, Md Monir, Short, Jodie, Van Ginkel, Judith B.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature May2018
Subjects:	Home care services Housing Psychological tests Women's health Residential patterns Community-based social services Pregnancy Postpartum depression Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Severity of illness index
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Summary:	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.