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Blair LM, Wheeler E, Hutti MH. Social and Behavioral Problems in School-Aged Children After Maternal Postpartum Depression: A Secondary Analysis of Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Matern Child Health J 2023; 27:1081-1088. [PMID: 36988793 PMCID: PMC10440803 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03645-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the relation between perinatal depression at child age 1 year and behavioral issues and altered social functioning at school age. METHODS The Future of Families (formerly Fragile Families) and Child Wellbeing Study longitudinal cohort age 9 nationally representative urban sample was used to examine associations between maternal depression at child age 1 and child behavior and social functioning at age 9 (n = 2,305 children and their mothers). Measures included the Composite International Diagnostics Interview (depression), Child Behavior Checklist total score (child behavior problems) and social function subscale. Clinical significance of child behavior problems and social function problems were determined by normed T-scores. Analyses included chi square, t-tests, and linear regression using SAS 9.4 Survey procedures. RESULTS Higher household income was associated with lower behavior problem scores (F = 8.76, p < 0.0001, R2 = 0.07. School-aged children whose mothers had major depression at child age 1 (10.8%) were more than twice as likely to have clinically significant behavior problems (OR 2.46, p < 0.0001) than children whose mothers did not have depression (4.1%). Further, children with depressed mothers were more than twice as likely to have clinically significant social function problems than children whose mothers were not depressed (OR = 2.09, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE Children whose mothers were depressed at child age 1 have higher risk of having behavior problems and poor social functioning at age 9. Early and repeated maternal depression screening is needed to treat the disease sooner and attempt to avoid these outcomes.
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- Lisa M Blair
- College of Nursing, Wayne State University, 5557 Cass Ave 364 Richard Cohn Building, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
- Perinatal Research and Wellness Center, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, USA.
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Alaradi M, Hutti MH, Chaffin N. Arab Muslims' Perceptions of Perinatal Loss Care in the United States of America. Health Soc Care Community 2022; 30:1838-1846. [PMID: 34617365 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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One in four American women will experience a miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death each time she becomes pregnant. These perinatal losses occur even more frequently in women who are immigrants from developing countries. Care of Muslim families after perinatal loss is based primarily on expert opinion as opposed to research evidence, as few, if any, studies exist on this topic. It is critically important to know what parent's preferences for care actually are, since care that is incongruent with the desires of the bereaved parents may intensify their grief. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions and attitudes of immigrant Arab Muslims regarding psychosocial bereavement practices common in the United States after perinatal loss and to pilot test an investigator-developed instrument for collecting data regarding culturally relevant psychosocial bereavement practices of immigrant Arab Muslims after perinatal loss. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design using an investigator-developed instrument entitled the Arab Muslim Perceptions of Perinatal Loss Care (AMPPLC). The AMPPLC, available in both English and Arabic, was used to collect data on perinatal loss care from a convenience sample of 79 immigrant Arab Muslim adults (male n = 43 [54.4%]; female n = 36 [45.6%]). The study opened in June 2017 and closed in August 2019. The AMPPLC instrument demonstrated good reliability (α = 0.89) in measuring participants' responses. Responses by survey participants did not always agree with prior published literature on Muslim preferences after a loss. Optimal care for Arab Muslim immigrants involves offering all options that are typically part of Western bereavement care as well as options that may be more specifically associated with Islam. This information will enable healthcare providers to provide more culturally sensitive and compassionate care to Middle Eastern Muslim parents during this difficult and tragic experience.
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- Maryam Alaradi
- School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner in Independent Practice, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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This study used a convergent parallel mixed-method design to explore the impact of an anencephalic pregnancy on parents. Twenty women and four men between 18-59 years old participated. Interview transcripts were analyzed using interpretive phenomenology and synthesized with Perinatal Grief Intensity Scale scores using a Pearson's correlation. Overall, 75% of parents scored intense grief. Qualitative patterns included overwhelming trauma, patient-centeredness as critical, stigmatizing perinatal loss, embracing personhood, and reframing reality. Control over care was associated with decreased grief (p =.019). Health care professionals are ideally positioned to reduce the risk of intense grief in parents experiencing an anencephalic pregnancy.
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- Shandeigh N Berry
- College of Arts & Sciences, Saint Martin's University, Olympia, Washington, USA
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- College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA
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- College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA
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- College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA
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Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder characterized by uncertainty in etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome. The high level of illness uncertainty that results from fibromyalgia is a risk factor for maladjustment to illness. A cross-sectional survey design was used to examine the relationships among illness uncertainty, helplessness, and subjective well-being in 138 women with fibromyalgia. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine a predictive model for mediation. We found illness uncertainty is negatively associated with subjective well-being and that helplessness strongly influences the impact of illness uncertainty on subjective well-being in women with fibromyalgia.
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- Melody D Reibel
- Instructor, Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Charleston, SC, USA
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Hutti MH, Myers JA, Hall LA, Polivka BJ, White S, Hill J, Grisanti M, Hayden J, Kloenne E. Predicting Need for Follow-Up Due to Severe Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After Perinatal Loss. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2018; 47:125-136. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Hutti MH, Myers J, Hall LA, Polivka BJ, White S, Hill J, Kloenne E, Hayden J, Grisanti MM. Predicting grief intensity after recent perinatal loss. J Psychosom Res 2017; 101:128-134. [PMID: 28867418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Perinatal Grief Intensity Scale (PGIS) was developed for clinical use to identify and predict intense grief and need for follow-up after perinatal loss. This study evaluates the validity of the PGIS via its ability to predict future intense grief based on a PGIS score obtained early after a loss. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted with 103 international, English-speaking women recruited at hospital discharge or via the internet who experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death within the previous 8weeks. Survey data were collected at baseline using the PGIS and the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS). Follow-up data on the PGS were obtained 3months later. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. RESULTS Cronbach's alphas were ≥0.70 for both instruments. PGIS factor analysis yielded three factors as predicted, explaining 57.7% of the variance. The optimal cutoff identified for the PGIS was 3.535. No difference was found when the ability of the PGIS to identify intense grief was compared to the PGS (p=0.754). The PGIS was not inferior to the PGS (AUC=0.78, 95% CI 0.68-0.88, p<0.001) in predicting intense grief at the follow-up. A PGIS score≥3.53 at baseline was associated with increased grief intensity at Time 2 (PGS: OR=1.97, 95% CI 1.59-2.34, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The PGIS is comparable to the PGS, has a lower response burden, and can reliably and validly predict women who may experience future intense grief associated with perinatal loss.
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- Marianne H Hutti
- University of Louisville, School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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- University of Louisville, School of Medicine, USA
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- University of Louisville, School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- University of Louisville, School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- University of Louisville, School of Nursing, Norton Healthcare, USA
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- University of Louisville, School of Nursing, Norton Healthcare, USA
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- University of Louisville, School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- University of Louisville, School of Nursing, 555 S. Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Hutti MH, Polivka B, White S, Hill J, Clark P, Cooke C, Clemens S, Abell H. Experiences of Nurses Who Care for Women After Fetal Loss. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2016; 45:17-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2015.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Hutti MH. A Comparison of the Caring Processes Used By Obstetric, Surgical, and Emergency Nurses When Caring for the Woman with a Fetal Loss. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Hutti MH, Armstrong DS, Myers J. Evaluation of the Perinatal Grief Intensity Scale in the Subsequent Pregnancy After Perinatal Loss. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2013; 42:697-706. [DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Armstrong DS, Hutti MH, Myers J. The influence of prior perinatal loss on parents' psychological distress after the birth of a subsequent healthy infant. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2010; 38:654-666. [PMID: 19930279 DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term influence of a previous perinatal loss on parents' psychological distress during a subsequent childbearing experience. DESIGN AND SAMPLE A cohort design was used to examine 36 couples with a history of prior perinatal loss. Data were collected during the third trimester of pregnancy, 3 months postpartum, and again 8 months after birth. MEASURES Outcome measures included posttraumatic stress (The Impact of Event Scale), depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale), anxiety (Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), and parental concerns and attitudes (Maternal/Paternal Attitudes Questionnaire). RESULTS Levels of depressive symptoms (p<.001), anxiety (p<.001), and posttraumatic stress (p=.046) significantly decreased over time in this population. However, levels of posttraumatic stress remained in the moderate range even at 8 months after birth. Depression was significantly correlated with posttraumatic stress at each time point. In addition, depression was significantly related to posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and concerns parents had about their infant's well-being at T3. CONCLUSION While levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms decreased for parents who have experienced a previous perinatal loss, posttraumatic stress levels remained moderately high. It is unclear how this compares to parents without losses. These may be the unique symptoms and concerns these parents have about their new infant. Parents with a history of prior loss should have assessments carefully tailored to their experiences to anticipate continued psychological distress.
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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PURPOSE To evaluate the reading level of depression-screening instruments commonly used in postpartum depression (PPD) and evaluate the reading level of prevalent consumer pamphlets and books on PPD. DESIGN AND METHODS Descriptive study evaluating the reading level of four PPD instruments (the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, The Center for Epidemiologic Symptoms of Depression, the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory-II), five pamphlets from grassroots organizations, and seven consumer books using the Fry Readability Graph. RESULTS The readability of the postpartum screening instruments varied, but all were at or below the recommended 6th grade reading level. CES-D had the lowest reading level (grade 2). The readability of the consumer publications also varied, but all had a higher reading level than the recommended 6th grade level, some at the college reading level. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Readability is an important consideration in the choice of depression-screening instruments and written materials for consumers. Nurses using any of the four postpartum screening instruments studied can feel confident that women who can read will be able to read them. The readability of a book, pamphlet, or instrument should be of concern to nurses who work with women during the postpartum period.
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Perinatal loss has been associated with depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, suicide, marital conflict, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Nurses may provide professional support through teaching, role modeling, encouragement, counseling, problem solving, and other interventions. Nurses also may encourage more effective social support by helping significant others to provide willing, well-intentioned action that will produce a positive response in the bereaved couple. Interventions to increase professional and social support after perinatal loss are described.
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- Marianne H Hutti
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Louisville, School of Nursing, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
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Limited success has been achieved in identifying high-risk pregnant women via prenatal risk identification tools. The purposes of this study were to examine a risk assessment and nursing telephonic case management protocol used to identify high-risk mothers and infants, and to evaluate the costs and benefits of the protocol. This study involved a retrospective review of insurance data held by a large managed care organization (MCO). Analyzed data included information about current and past medical problems, and current lifestyle risk factors. Data analysis included frequencies, chi2, t tests, and logistic regression analysis. Pregnant MCO members experienced fewer high-risk conditions versus nonmembers. The overall pregnancy cost for a member was 1,818 dollars versus 4,587 dollars for a nonmember. Members experienced 2.5 times fewer babies hospitalized in the NICU, and significantly fewer mothers with high-risk conditions. The MCO program reduces costs and promotes better maternal and infant outcomes.
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- Marianne H Hutti
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Louisville School of Nursing, KY 40292, USA.
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Hutti MH. New & emerging contraceptive methods. AWHONN Lifelines 2003; 7:32-9. [PMID: 12674059 DOI: 10.1177/1091592303251727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Marianne H Hutti
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Louisville, School of Nursing, Partners in Women's Health, PSC, Louisville, USA
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- M H Hutti
- Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Louisville School of Nursing, KY 40292, USA.
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OBJECTIVE This article outlines the development of the Perinatal Grief Intensity Scale (PGIS). It is based on a theoretical model developed to predict intensity of grief response to early pregnancy loss. DESIGN Participants completed the PGIS by mail and made an overall assessment of their grief intensity by completing a single Likert-type item. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of 186 women who had experienced a miscarriage before 16 weeks gestation in the previous 12-18 months. RESULTS Fourteen items were retained after factor analyses, loading at .4 or greater. The 14 items loaded on a three-factor solution as predicted and accounted for 65% of the variance. Three factors were found to influence intensity of grieving: Reality of the pregnancy and baby within (Reality), congruence between the actual miscarriage experience and the woman's standard of the desirable (Congruence), and the ability of parents to make decisions or act in ways to increase this congruence (Confront Others). Chronbach's alpha for the entire instrument was .82, with subscale reliability scores of .89 (Reality), .84 (Confront Others), and .71 (Congruence). CONCLUSION The PGIS demonstrates acceptable beginning reliability and validity in predicting grief intensity. Further testing of the instrument is needed with all types of pregnancy losses. The level of score needed to predict intense responses also needs to be determined.
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- M H Hutti
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Louisville School of Nursing, KY 40292, USA
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Hutti MH. Perinatal loss: assisting parents to cope. J Emerg Nurs 1988; 14:338-41. [PMID: 3060639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Hutti MH. Miscarriage: the parents' point of view. J Emerg Nurs 1988; 14:367-8. [PMID: 3060644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Hutti MH, Johnson JB. Newborn Apgar scores of babies born in birthing rooms vs. traditional delivery rooms. Appl Nurs Res 1988; 1:68-71. [PMID: 3239982 DOI: 10.1016/s0897-1897(88)80004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Robinson KM, Hutti MH, Molla PM, Morel S. Growth and Development of a Nursing Collection. J Nurs Educ 1984; 23:160-2. [PMID: 6201599 DOI: 10.3928/0148-4834-19840401-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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