The Mental Health Implications of Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injuries (OBPI) on Parents
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À propos de cet article
Article Category: Research Article
Publié en ligne: 22 nov. 2023
Pages: 217 - 221
Reçu: 20 févr. 2023
Accepté: 03 sept. 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20232701.d-23-00024
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Comparison of PTSD rates in mothers after obstetric brachial plexus injury to mothers of mothers of children in a full-term nursery.
| OBPI | 24 | 41.7% | 36.4% (14.3% to 58.5%) | 0.004 |
| Full-term Nursery | 19 | 5.3% |
Comparison of PTSD rates in mothers after obstetric brachial plexus injury to mothers of children in a neonatal intensive care unit and mothers of children in a full-term nursery.
| OBPI | 24 | 41.7 % | −1.2% (−32.3% to 29.4%) | 1.0000 |
| NICU | 14 | 42.8 % |
Patient Demographics.
| Age of child at time of screening, Median (IQR) | 27 (1–45) | 1 (0.1.25) | 0 (0–0) | 0.0017* |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.5103 | |||
| African-American | 17 (70.8) | 10 (71.4) | 12 (63.2) | |
| White | 4 (16.7) | 4 (28.6) | 6 (31.6) | |
| Other | 3 (12.5) | - | 1 (5.3) | |
| Recently witnessed violence [None], n(%) | 12 (100.0) | 11 (84.6) | 18 (100.0) | 0.0889 |
| Support available [Yes], n(%) | 7 (58.3) | 8 (61.5) | 13 (72.2) | 0.7169 |
| Drug use [None], n(%) | 11 (91.7) | 12 (92.3) | 9 (50.0) | 0.4686 |
| Married [Yes], n(%) | 5 (41.7) | 5 (38.4) | 2 (28.6) | 0.5882 |
| Education Level, n(%) | 0.8141 | |||
| Less than High School | - | - | 1 (5.6) | |
| High School | 4 (33.3) | 4 (30.8) | 7 (38.9) | |
| Some College | 4 (33.3) | 3 (23.1) | 5 (27.8) | |
| College Degree | 4 (33.3) | 4 (30.8) | 3 (16.7) | |
| Graduate School | - | 2 (15.4) | 2 (11.1) | |
| Employed, n(%) | 0.3499 | |||
| Full-time | 6 (50.0) | 4 (30.8) | 11 (61.1) | |
| Part-time | 1 (8.3) | 2 (15.4) | - | |
| Not working | 5 (41.7) | 7 (53.8) | 7 (38.9) | |
| PCL score, mean (SD) | 31.0 (13.1) | 31.8 (17.7) | 21.0 (5.05) | 0.0191* |
| PHQ-9 score, mean (SD) | 7.5 (7.6) | 8.5 (7.5) | 2.2 (3.0) | 0.0105* |
Comparison of depression rates in mothers after obstetric brachial plexus injury to mothers of children in a neonatal intensive care unit and mothers of children in a full-term nursery.
| OBPI | 14 | 14.3 % | −1.1% (−29.1% to 26.6%) | 1.0000 |
| NICU | 13 | 15.4 % |
Comparison of depression rates in mothers after obstetric brachial plexus injury to mothers of children in a full-term nursery.
| OBPI | 14 | 14.3% | 14.3% (−7.2% to 35.2%) | 0.1723 |
| Full-term Nursery | 19 | 0.0% |