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Study on the Relationship Between Chinese Women's Perinatal Mental Health and Socioeconomic Status

Conditions
Mental Disorders During Pregnancy
Mental Disorder in the Puerperium - Baby Delivered
Registration Number
NCT04185207
Lead Sponsor
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People´s Republic of China
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between perinatal women's mental health and socioeconomic status, observe the perinal outcomes of different income level, and make mental health reference value for them. Questionaires will be used to investigate women's income and mental health status in 4 periods, including the first, second, third trimester and postpartum 42 days. After delivery, birth outcomes will be collected from participating hospitals' clinical case system. All data will be analysed with statistical software.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between perinatal women's mental health and socioeconomic status, observe the perinal outcomes of different income level, and make mental health reference value for them. Several hospitals from 5 provinces located in the est, west, south, north and middle of China will participate in the study which plans to include 5000 pregnant women. Questionaire will be used to investigate women's income and mental health status in 4 periods, including the first, second, third trimester and postpartum 42 days. After delivery, birth outcomes will be collected from participating hospitals' clinical case system. All data will be analysed with statistical software.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
5000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Must be able to read and understand informed consent; Age 18-59; Singleton in 12-14 gestational weeks; Plan to give bith in participating hospital; Must be able to comply with study regulations;
Exclusion Criteria
  • Unmarried women; Multiple-pregnancy; Clinical diagnosis of mental disorders before;

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Income level of perinatal women1 year

A questionnaire investigation on the income in 5 participating hospitals will be conducted. The minimum value is 0 and the maximum value is over than 10000 RMB. It is used to investigate income level.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pregnancy stress1 year

This will be measured with Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale. The response options for each item indicate the level of prenatal stress ranging from 0-no stress to 3-severe stress. The results are the average score of all items, and higher scores indicate the higher level, with 0 for no stress, 0.01-1.00 for mild stress, 1.01-2.00 for moderate stress and 2.01-3.00 for severe stress.

Pregnancy depression1 year

This will be measured with the scale of Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9). There are 9 questions in the scale where each question is rated on a scale (0-3), with a high sensitivity and speciality while reaching a cutoff score of 10. Responses are summed to obtain a total score that can range from 0 to 27; scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 serve as cutoff scores that indicate mild, moderate, moderately severe, and severe depression.

Pregnancy somatic symptoms1 year

Screening for somatization disorders and assessing the severity of somatic symptoms with the scale of Patient Health Questionnaire-15(PHQ-15). There are 15 items in the scale where each item is rated on a scale 0(none)-2(massive). Responses are summed to obtain a total score that range from 0 to 30, with 0-4 for no symptom, 5-9 for mild symptom, 10-14 for moderate symptom and 15-30 for severe symptom.

Quality of life in pregnancy1 year

Perinatal women's quality of life will be measured with the three-level version of European Quality of life five-dimensional scale(EQ-5D-3L). Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

Pregnancy anxiety1 year

This will be measured with the scale of Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, GAD-7. GAD-7 consisted of seven questions where each question is rated on a scale (0 - 3), three being the maximum. Each subject had a total summed score across all the seven dimensions which range between 0 and 21, a higher score indicates a higher level of anxiety, with 0-4 for no anxiety, 5-9 for mild anxiety, 10-14 for moderate anxiety and 15-21 for severe anxiety.

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