Managing women with postnatal depression: perceptions of Malaysian healthcare practitioners

Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai and Cheyne, Helen and Maxwell, Margaret (2020) Managing women with postnatal depression: perceptions of Malaysian healthcare practitioners. In: GLOW 2020 Conference: Implementing Respectful Care: Science and Practice, 10th-11th September 2020, Liverpool, UK [Online].

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Abstract

Purpose: To explore the understanding of PND and experience of managing women with PND among Malaysian healthcare practitioners (HCPs). Methods: Using an exploratory qualitative design, 18 HCPs working in maternal and child health clinics and a female psychiatric ward in Kuala Lumpur were individually interviewed. Interview data were transcribed verbatim and the transcripts were analysed using framework analysis. Results: HCPs reported that their management of PND was limited by the absence of a specific screening tool and a clear policy and guidelines that they could refer to. Stigma connected to PND making the professional treatment will be the choice only when the conventional (traditional) treatment failed. Conclusion: A relevant screening tool to assess PND among Malaysian women is urgently needed. Professional training and continuous education on PND would be beneficial in fostering quality of care and creating public awareness within the Malaysian healthcare system.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Speech/Talk)
Additional Information:	5378/83882
Uncontrolled Keywords:	postnatal depression, perceptions, healthcare practitioners
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RT Nursing R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine > RZ400 Mental healing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Special Care Nursing Kulliyyah of Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr. Siti Roshaidai Mohd Arifin
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2020 15:53
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2020 15:53
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/83882

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