Is there a relationship between pre-natal exercise and postpartum depression
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Stephenson, Sheryl L.
issued: 2008-10-10T17:40:45Z
issued: 1993
related degree: Master of Physical Education - MPE
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Postpartum depression is a phenomenon that has baffled physicians and others involved with the care of childbearing women throughout history. Various theories and explanations of the causes of postpartum depression and suggested treatment have been found in the literature. Since exercise has been shown to be effective in treating and potentially preventing other forms of clinical depression, the purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between regular physical activity during the prenatal period and the incidence of postpartum depression. This study recruited 220 volunteer subjects from maternity wards of two hospitals in the Lower Mainland area. The subjects were requested to give information about their physical activity schedule before pregnancy, during their pregnancy period and after. Subjects were also given a demographic questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale and the Norbeck Social Support Scale to complete while in the hospital in the days immediately following childbirth. At six weeks postpartum, the women completed the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, a scale specifically developed to measure postpartum depression. Using two-way ANOVA's, no relationship was found between regular physical activity and postpartum depression. Since perceived stress and social support had been linked to postpartum depression in the literature, a multiple regression analysis was used to investigate their relationships to the incidence of postpartum depression in the current study. Two profile analyses were used to determine if any relationships existed between demographic characteristics, such as age, income level, occupation, and postpartum depression. Perceived stress was the only variable that was found to be related to postpartum depression. A lack of significance between postpartum depression and the variables chosen in this study (with the exception of perceived stress) may indicate that there is still an unknown factor that makes postpartum depressi…
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note: IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRE-NATAL EXERCISE AND POSTPARTUMDEPRESSION.bySHERYL LYNN STEPHENSONB.A., Trinity Western University, 1987A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OFTHE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OFMASTERS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATIONinTHE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIESDepartment of Physical EducationWe accept this thesis as conformingTHE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIAMarch 1993©Sheryl Lynn Stephenson, 1993ABSTRACTPostpartum depression is a phenomenon that has baffledphysicians and others involved with the care of childbearingwomen throughout history. Various theories and explanations ofthe causes of postpartum depression and suggested treatment havebeen found in the literature. Since exercise has been shown tobe effective in treating and potentially preventing other formsof clinical depression, the purpose of this study was to explorethe relationship between regular physical activity during theprenatal period and the incidence of postpartum depression.This study recruited 220 volunteer subjects frommaternity wards of two hospitals in the Lower Mainland area. Thesubjects were requested to give information about their physicalactivity schedule before pregnancy, during their pregnancy periodand after. Subjects were also given a demographic questionnaire,the Perceived Stress Scale and the Norbeck Social Support Scaleto complete while in the hospital in the days immediatelyfollowing childbirth. At six weeks postpartum, the womencompleted the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, a scalespecifically developed to measure postpartum depression.Using two-way ANOVA's, no relationship was found betweenregular physical activity and postpartum depression. Sinceperceived stress and social support had been linked to postpartumdepression in the literature, a multiple regression analysis wasiiused to investigate their relationships to the incidence ofpostpartum depression in the current study. Two profile analyseswere used to determine if any relationships existed betweend…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 1993-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0077078
language: eng
degree discipline: Physical Education
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2563