ABSTRACT
Introduction: Post-natal depression is a mood problem that has adverse effects on parents, leading to impaired cognitive development and poor communication between parents-child. The purpose of this study was to assess postpartum depression in young mothers and fathers
Method: this descriptive-analytical study was performed with convenience sampling on 150 young mothers and fathers who were referred to Saqqez health centers, Sanandaj, Iran in 2013. Data was collected with demographic information form and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Data were analyzed by PASW statistical software using descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, Fisher's exact test, chi-square, independent t- test. P-value less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant
Results: the results showed that 27 fathers [36%] and 37 mothers [49.3%] had symptoms of postpartum depression and two groups of depressed parents are not significant different. There was an association between depression and employment [p=0.003], so that all unemployed fathers were depressed [p=0.04] and all employed mothers [p=0.001] have not depressive symptoms. There was no relationship between depression and education
Conclusions: Given the high prevalence of postpartum depression in young fathers, holding training classes, emphasizing the issue of postpartum depression and management of this critical stage in fathers seems to be necessary
ABSTRACT
Restless legs syndrome is one of the most common sleep disorders that decreases the quality of life. Diabetic patients suffer from restless legs syndrome more than the others. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between restless legs syndrome and the quality of sleep in type II diabetes. In this cross-sectional study, type II diabetic patients [n=108] referred to the Saqqez diabetes unit were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using screening questionnaires for restless legs syndrome including Pittsburgh sleep quality index [PSQI] and Epworth sleepiness scale [ESS] and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation coefficient and independent T tests. The mean sleep quality scores in the presence and absence of restless legs syndrome were 8.1 +/- 0.6 and 5.5 +/- 4.4, respectively and there was a significant difference in the quality of sleep between the two groups [P=0.001]. Forty-two percent of samples suffered from restless legs syndrome and other sleep disorders. Considering the high incidence of sleep disorders in diabetic patients and also the lack of proper diagnosis of restless legs syndrome, using various screening methods for the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome is necessary for diabetic patients