Prevalence, symptomatology, and moderating factors of paternal postpartum depressive syndromes and the healthcare situation in Germany

• Conditions: F32; F33; Depressive episode; Recurrent depressive disorder

• Registration Number: DRKS00013339
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Freiburg Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie AG Psychotherapie- und Versorgungsforschung

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-20
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 2300

Inclusion Criteria

The epidemiological cross-sectional study includes fathers of newborn children from the region of Freiburg and Mannheim who have become fathers of a child within the last 12 months prior to the survey. The comparative sample in this study is a control group of men without childbirth within the last twelve months matched by age, nationality and marital status.

Exclusion Criteria

Due to the nature of the survey, however, persons with inadequate knowledge of the German language are excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
prevalence of depressive syndromes in fathers in the first year after the childbirth, compared to men of the same age without paternity (Patient-Health-Questionnaire-9; PHQ-9)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
prevalence differences for different time periods; male-specific depressive symptomatology (Gotland Scale for Male Depression ); moderating factors (course of the disease, anxiety symptoms: ASA-27 & ASI, subjective estimation of the child's health status, subjective estimation of the mother’s health status, normative gender role orientation: NGRO, social support: F-SozU-K-14, aspects of pregnancy/ birth, involvement of the father, perceived self-efficacy: GSE, socio-demographic data, social class affiliation); and the current health care situation