Journal of International Psychiatry

Abstract Objective To explore the nursing intervention effects for the patients with mild-to-moderate postpartum depression by cognitive behavior nursing intervention combine with systemic family nursing intervention. Methods 94 cases of patients with mild-to-moderate postpartum depression were randomly divided into experiment group and control group. The control group were cared by normal postpartum nursing intervention, on the basis of the control group, the experiment group were cared by cognitive behavior nursing intervention combine with systemic family nursing intervention. Results The scores of PSQI for the experiment group were lower than before intervention and the control group(P＜0.05); The scores of EPDS for the experiment group were lower than before intervention and the control group(P＜0.05); The fall asleep latency, wake up at night times for the experiment group were lower than before intervention and the control group(P＜0.05); The sleep time for the experiment group were higher than before intervention and the control group(P＜0.05). Conclusion It has good clinical effects for the patients with mild-to-moderate postpartum depression by cognitive behavior nursing intervention combine with systemic family nursing intervention, it can improve the scores of PSQI and EPDS, reduce the fall asleep latency, wake up at night times, prolong the sleep time.

Keywords cognitive behavior; systemic family care; mild-to-moderate postpartum depression; effects