Sintomas depressivos no puerpério e associação com qualidade de vida de puérperas assistidas em uma Maternidade Pública de Manaus

Abstract

The symptoms of depressive disorders affect most women between four to six weeks after delivery, being frequent in the postpartum period due to the various transformations that the woman passes this stage, but it is possible to identify depressive symptoms for periods less than four weeks and this relates to the Quality of Life that involves meanings that reflect in diverse dimensions of the human being, covering their experiences, knowledge, individual and collective values. Objective: To identify the depressive symptomatology and its association with the quality of life of women in the postpartum period. Method: Application of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), the Quality of Life Index (QLI) Ferrans & Powers, version adapted to the postpartum period, as well as a form to identify the sociodemographic and obstetric profile of mothers. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative approach. Analyzed quantitative of 134 mothers from December / 2017 to April / 2018 who had their births attended in the maternity Ana Braga, located in the East Zone of the city of Manaus. Results: There was a prevalence of 17.2% postpartum depression signals from depressive symptoms identified by the application EPDS and association between postpartum depression symptoms and quality of life. Conclusion: The prevalence of depressive symptoms in the puerperium is high, suggesting postpartum depression. Factors such as low socioeconomic status are risk for the development of symptoms, but compared to the areas of QLI, the socio-economic domain is negligible in evaluating the quality of life.