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Background: The birth of a child is a physically and mentally challenging situation not only for the mother, but also for the whole couple. Sufficient support from close people, and especially partner, can positively affect the mental well-being of the mother and thus protect her from mood disorders, including postpartum depression (PPD). The aim of this study was therefore to identify the relationship between different aspects of social support (level of perceived social support, satisfaction with couple life, sa...

Background: The postpartum period is a challenging life experience for a woman, durin which the mother has to cope with a new role and the changes that motherhood brings. One of the important factors that can influence the process of adaptation is al o sufficient and adequate support from loved ones. One of the main sources of such upport is the spouse/partner of the new mother. The main goal of our research was to identify the social support of mothers provided by the partner in the postpartum period and to verif...

Aim: Aim of this study was to examine the association between the occurrence of postpartum depressive symptoms and the characteristics associated with the infant sleep. Method: Participants for a web-based study were recruited from two hospital birth centers in Slovakia, the convenient sampling method was used. Together 204 women 6-8 weeks postpartum filled out an online questionnaire (mean age 30.9В±4.8, age range: 20-44; 78.9% vaginal births; 56.9% primiparas). Slovak version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depressio...

Introduction: Postpartum period is a period of risk for the development of mood disorders, including postpartum depression. The onset and persistence of postpartum distress and depressive symptoms may be influenced by several obstetric and psychosocial factors. A body of research studies has shown an association between quality and satisfaction with the partner support and postpartum depression. Aim of this study was to examine relationship between selected obstetric (e.g. type of labour, complications during labo...

Introduction: Motherhood is an important part of life of every woman. The aim of our study was to find out views on motherhood among adolescent girls. Methods: The non-standardized questionnaire of our own design was employed in the study. The study sample consisted of 141 female students of secondary school. The age of the respondents ranged from 17 to 20; the average age was 18 В± 0,79 years. For data processing we used a simple descriptive statistics. Results: In analyzing the results, we found that most respon...

Background: For cancer patients, all aspects of life are influenced negatively. Several factors associated with QOL dimensions, such as age, fatigue, depression, anxiety, perceived social support have been identified. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine demographic and psychosocial factors (anxiety, depression, social support, mastery) and their influence on the quality of life (QOL) among gynaecologic cancer patients. Methods: 211 gynaecologic cancer patients (cervix, endometrium – 115; breasts...

Introduction. Adolescents represent a key target population for primary prevention of tobacco. School-based intervention included into curricula play an important role in prevention. The article evaluates basic indicators of tobacco use in teachers and school-based interventions. Changes between 2003 and 2013 are analyzed. Material and methods. The Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS) is a school-based questionnaire survey producing a national representative sample of teachers teaching students in grades associat...