Patient selection: postpartum female (study performed at 16 weeks after delivery)
Parameters:
(1) support from good friends
(2) support from family
(3) support husband/partner
(4) conflict with husband/partner
(5) feeling of being controlled by husband/partner
(6) feeling of being loved by husband/partner
Scored "positively": 1, 2, 3, 6
Scored "negatively: 4, 5
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Response
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"Positive"
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"Negative"
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Always
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5
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1
|
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most of the time
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4
|
2
|
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Sometimes
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3
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3
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Rarely
|
2
|
4
|
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Never
|
1
|
5
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total score =
= SUM(points for all 6 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 6
• maximum score: 30
• The higher the score the greater the degree of social support.
• A score < 25 identifies a patient at risk for post-partum depression in Brisbane Postpartum Depression Index.
|
Score
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Level of Support
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25 to 30
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adequate
|
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19 to 24
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medium
|
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6 to 18
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low
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