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Characteristics and related factors of Japanese mothers who have faced difficulties with childrearing

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OBJECTIVE To identify characteristics of mothers who face difficulties with childrearing. DESIGN AND SAMPLE Cross-sectional study. During 2014, 221 mothers and 248 children living in City A within the Tokyo… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVE To identify characteristics of mothers who face difficulties with childrearing. DESIGN AND SAMPLE Cross-sectional study. During 2014, 221 mothers and 248 children living in City A within the Tokyo metropolis were registered as requiring help with childrearing. Nursing records of 205 mothers (92.8%) and their 227 children (91.5%) were available. We excluded 29 mothers and children owing to incomplete data for a final sample of 176 mothers (79.6%) and 198 children (79.8%). MEASURES Difficulties with childrearing were assessed by self-reported questionnaires at the newborn child's 4-month health checkups. Data on maternal and child variables were collected from nursing records. RESULTS The "Difficulties group" included 59 mothers (35.4%) and their 70 children. Logistic regression analysis showed that mothers who were aged 40 years or older, who had a total score on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale of 9 or greater, who used more child-care support services, and who were monitored more frequently by public health nurses had a high risk of facing difficulties with childrearing. CONCLUSIONS Periodic monitoring by PHNs is a key strategy to improve the impact of the difficulties of childrearing for mothers of yoshien jido and their children.

Keywords: mothers faced; japanese mothers; difficulties childrearing; factors japanese; characteristics related; related factors

Journal Title: Public Health Nursing
Year Published: 2017

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